Electricity Live

Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 27 May 2017

On Saturday 27 May, demand averaged 25.8 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

25.8GW AVERAGEWind4.85 GW19%Hydro0.10 GW0%Solar1.77 GW7%Gas8.96 GW34%Coal0.36 GW1%Imports1.88 GW7%Nuclear8.23 GW31%25.8GW AVERAGE19%34%7%31%
Price
£41.83/MWh
Day average £41.83
Demand25.8GW
Generation 24.3Transfers 1.5
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables26%
Other39%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Saturday 27 May 2017, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 31%. Demand peaked at 31.4 GW at 12:00. The price £41.83/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.5 GW at 00:05. Solar generation peaked at 5.4 GW at 15:00. The wholesale price ranged from £34.71/MWh at 03:00 to £61.07/MWh at 10:00. Gas made 37% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2017.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.776.8%Wind 4.8518.5%Gas 8.9634.3%Hydro 0.100.4%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.2331.5%Coal 0.361.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.8avgGeneration 24.3avgTransfers 1.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.4GW · 12:00
Low 18.8 · 04:50Avg 25.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 24.3Transfers 1.5 GW
Net imports35GWh
In
36 Out
1
Zero-carbon share62%of generation
Nuclear 34%Hydro 0%Wind 20%Solar 7%

Transfers · Sat 27 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 27 May 2017, Great Britain imported 36 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (17 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 27 May
Imported
36GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
35GWh
Average net flow
1.45GW 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

Average0.68GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.09GWImporting

In 3.2 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.68GWImporting

In 16.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWGenerating

Generated 9.0 GWhPumped 6.9 GWh

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