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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 29 May 2017

On Monday 29 May, demand averaged 26.0 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

26.0GW AVERAGEWind2.50 GW9%Hydro0.12 GW0%Solar0.80 GW3%Gas12.38 GW46%Coal0.39 GW1%Imports2.12 GW8%Nuclear8.41 GW31%26.0GW AVERAGE9%46%8%31%
Price
£45.49/MWh
Day average £45.49
Demand26.0GW
Generation 24.6Transfers 1.4
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables13%
Other39%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 29 May 2017, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 31%. Demand peaked at 32.0 GW at 17:30. The price £45.49/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 03:40. Solar generation peaked at 2.3 GW at 11:00. The wholesale price ranged from £31.62/MWh at 04:30 to £63.59/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 50% 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 0.803.0%Wind 2.509.4%Gas 12.3846.3%Hydro 0.120.5%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.4131.5%Coal 0.391.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.0avgGeneration 24.6avgTransfers 1.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.0GW · 17:30
Low 18.1 · 05:25Avg 26.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 24.6Transfers 1.4 GW
Net imports36GWh
In
43 Out
7
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 34%Hydro 0%Wind 10%Solar 3%

Transfers · Mon 29 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 29 May 2017, Great Britain imported 43 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (31 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 29 May
Imported
43GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
36GWh
Average net flow
1.52GW 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

Average1.27GWImporting

In 31.3 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWExporting

In 3.1 GWhOut 4.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.32GWImporting

In 9.0 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 7.5 GWhPumped 9.5 GWh

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