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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 7 May 2018

On Monday 7 May, demand averaged 27.8 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

27.8GW AVERAGEWind1.74 GW6%Hydro0.36 GW1%Biomass1.75 GW6%Solar2.90 GW10%Gas11.11 GW39%Coal0.26 GW1%Imports2.76 GW10%Nuclear7.40 GW26%27.8GW AVERAGE10%39%10%26%
Price
£49.69/MWh
Day average £49.69
Demand27.8GW
Generation 25.5Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables18%
Other42%
Carbon intensityModerate
217g/kWh
0Day average 217300
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Key moments

On Monday 7 May 2018, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 26%. Demand peaked at 32.8 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 217 g/kWh and the price £49.69/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.1 GW at 14:40. Solar generation peaked at 8.6 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (150 g/kWh) and highest at 03:30 (255 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £39.91/MWh at 14:30 to £74.46/MWh at 21:00. Gas made 44% 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 2.9010.3%Wind 1.746.2%Gas 11.1139.3%Hydro 0.361.3%Biomass 1.756.2%Nuclear 7.4026.2%Coal 0.260.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.8avgGeneration 25.5avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.8GW · 12:00
Low 20.7 · 05:25Avg 27.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 25.5Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports58GWh
In
61 Out
3
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 29%Hydro 1%Wind 7%Solar 11%

Transfers · Mon 7 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 7 May 2018, Great Britain imported 61 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (40 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 7 May
Imported
61GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
58GWh
Average net flow
2.40GW 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

Average1.69GWImporting

In 40.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWExporting

In 1.4 GWhOut 3.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 5.3 GWhPumped 7.8 GWh

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