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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 6 May 2018

On Sunday 6 May, demand averaged 26.7 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

26.7GW AVERAGEWind2.11 GW8%Hydro0.39 GW1%Biomass1.83 GW7%Solar3.00 GW11%Gas9.31 GW34%Coal0.22 GW1%Imports2.78 GW10%Nuclear7.40 GW27%26.7GW AVERAGE8%11%34%10%27%
Price
£45.37/MWh
Day average £45.37
Demand26.7GW
Generation 24.3Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables20%
Other44%
Carbon intensityModerate
197g/kWh
0Day average 197300
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Key moments

On Sunday 6 May 2018, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 27%. Demand peaked at 31.4 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 197 g/kWh and the price £45.37/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.1 GW at 16:50. Solar generation peaked at 8.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 15:00 (125 g/kWh) and highest at 03:30 (247 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £32.47/MWh at 15:30 to £69.07/MWh at 21:00. Gas made 38% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 42% across 2018.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 3.0011.1%Wind 2.117.8%Gas 9.3134.4%Hydro 0.391.4%Biomass 1.836.8%Nuclear 7.4027.4%Coal 0.220.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.7avgGeneration 24.3avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.4GW · 12:00
Low 20.4 · 05:25Avg 26.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 24.3Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports60GWh
In
62 Out
2
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 30%Hydro 2%Wind 9%Solar 12%

Transfers · Sun 6 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 6 May 2018, Great Britain imported 62 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (40 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 6 May
Imported
62GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
60GWh
Average net flow
2.50GW 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

Average1.65GWImporting

In 39.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.07GWImporting

In 3.1 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.77GWImporting

In 18.8 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 5.1 GWhPumped 6.8 GWh

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