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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 26 May 2017

On Friday 26 May, demand averaged 29.5 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

29.5GW AVERAGEWind4.88 GW16%Hydro0.12 GW0%Solar3.12 GW10%Gas10.63 GW35%Coal0.75 GW2%Imports2.35 GW8%Nuclear8.12 GW27%29.5GW AVERAGE16%10%35%8%27%
Price
£39.27/MWh
Day average £39.27
Demand29.5GW
Generation 27.6Transfers 1.9
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables27%
Other35%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Friday 26 May 2017, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 27%. Demand peaked at 36.5 GW at 12:00. The price £39.27/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.4 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 8.9 GW at 13:00. The wholesale price ranged from £29.78/MWh at 14:00 to £59.73/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 39% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2017.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 3.1210.4%Wind 4.8816.3%Gas 10.6335.5%Hydro 0.120.4%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.1227.1%Coal 0.752.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.5avgGeneration 27.6avgTransfers 1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.5GW · 12:00
Low 19.9 · 04:55Avg 29.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 27.6Transfers 1.9 GW
Net imports48GWh
In
50 Out
2
Zero-carbon share59%of generation
Nuclear 29%Hydro 0%Wind 18%Solar 11%

Transfers · Fri 26 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 26 May 2017, Great Britain imported 50 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (27 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 26 May
Imported
50GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
48GWh
Average net flow
1.99GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.13GWImporting

In 27.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.01GWImporting

In 2.6 GWhOut 2.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.6 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 6.1 GWhPumped 8.3 GWh

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