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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 5 May 2018

On Saturday 5 May, demand averaged 28.5 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

28.5GW AVERAGEWind3.77 GW13%Hydro0.37 GW1%Biomass1.89 GW7%Solar2.96 GW10%Gas9.69 GW33%Coal0.02 GW0%Imports2.97 GW10%Nuclear7.31 GW25%28.5GW AVERAGE13%10%33%10%25%
Price
£44.71/MWh
Day average £44.71
Demand28.5GW
Generation 26.0Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables25%
Other42%
Carbon intensityModerate
185g/kWh
0Day average 185300
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Key moments

On Saturday 5 May 2018, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 25%. Demand peaked at 33.4 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity averaged 185 g/kWh and the price £44.71/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.9 GW at 16:30. Solar generation peaked at 8.7 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (122 g/kWh) and highest at 01:00 (231 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £29.90/MWh at 15:00 to £57.31/MWh at 21:00. Gas made 37% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 42% across 2018.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.9610.2%Wind 3.7713.0%Gas 9.6933.4%Hydro 0.371.3%Biomass 1.896.5%Nuclear 7.3125.2%Coal 0.020.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.5avgGeneration 26.0avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.4GW · 10:30
Low 22.3 · 05:25Avg 28.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 26.0Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports63GWh
In
65 Out
2
Zero-carbon share55%of generation
Nuclear 28%Hydro 1%Wind 14%Solar 11%

Transfers · Sat 5 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 5 May 2018, Great Britain imported 65 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (41 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 5 May
Imported
65GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
63GWh
Average net flow
2.63GW 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

Average1.72GWImporting

In 41.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.04GWImporting

In 2.9 GWhOut 2.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 6.1 GWhPumped 9.1 GWh

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