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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 28 May 2017

On Sunday 28 May, demand averaged 24.4 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

24.4GW AVERAGEWind3.41 GW14%Hydro0.09 GW0%Solar1.85 GW7%Gas8.40 GW33%Coal0.19 GW1%Imports2.77 GW11%Nuclear8.38 GW33%24.4GW AVERAGE14%7%33%11%33%
Price
£36.83/MWh
Day average £36.83
Demand24.4GW
Generation 22.3Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables21%
Other44%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 28 May 2017, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 33%. Demand peaked at 29.0 GW at 12:10. The price £36.83/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.0 GW at 01:10. Solar generation peaked at 5.5 GW at 13:00. The wholesale price ranged from £24.31/MWh at 04:30 to £51.68/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 38% 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 1.857.4%Wind 3.4113.6%Gas 8.4033.5%Hydro 0.090.4%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.3833.4%Coal 0.190.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.4avgGeneration 22.3avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand29.0GW · 12:10
Low 17.5 · 05:25Avg 24.40–30 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 22.3Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports59GWh
In
59 Out
1
Zero-carbon share62%of generation
Nuclear 38%Hydro 0%Wind 15%Solar 8%

Transfers · Sun 28 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 28 May 2017, Great Britain imported 59 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (36 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 28 May
Imported
59GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
59GWh
Average net flow
2.45GW 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

Average1.48GWImporting

In 35.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.13GWImporting

In 3.7 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.84GWImporting

In 20.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.36GWPumping

Generated 7.2 GWhPumped 15.8 GWh

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