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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 30 May 2017

On Tuesday 30 May, demand averaged 28.9 GW. Renewables supplied 19%.

28.9GW AVERAGEWind3.91 GW13%Hydro0.09 GW0%Solar1.61 GW5%Gas12.45 GW42%Coal0.69 GW2%Imports2.20 GW7%Nuclear8.41 GW29%28.9GW AVERAGE13%42%7%29%
Price
£38.51/MWh
Day average £38.51
Demand28.9GW
Generation 27.2Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables19%
Other36%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Tuesday 30 May 2017, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 29%. Demand peaked at 35.5 GW at 12:00. The price £38.51/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.6 GW at 16:05. Solar generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 11:30. The wholesale price ranged from £31.50/MWh at 00:30 to £58.89/MWh at 08:30. Gas made 46% 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 1.615.5%Wind 3.9113.3%Gas 12.4542.4%Hydro 0.090.3%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.4128.6%Coal 0.692.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.9avgGeneration 27.2avgTransfers 1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.5GW · 12:00
Low 18.7 · 04:55Avg 28.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 27.2Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports46GWh
In
48 Out
2
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 31%Hydro 0%Wind 14%Solar 6%

Transfers · Tue 30 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 30 May 2017, Great Britain imported 48 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (25 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 30 May
Imported
48GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
46GWh
Average net flow
1.92GW 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

Average1.00GWImporting

In 24.6 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.07GWImporting

In 3.0 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 4.8 GWhPumped 8.7 GWh

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