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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 10 May 2018

On Thursday 10 May, demand averaged 31.6 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

31.6GW AVERAGEWind4.61 GW14%Hydro0.40 GW1%Biomass1.96 GW6%Solar2.70 GW8%Gas11.87 GW37%Coal0.12 GW0%Imports3.10 GW10%Nuclear7.37 GW23%31.6GW AVERAGE14%8%37%10%23%
Price
£49.68/MWh
Day average £49.68
Demand31.6GW
Generation 29.0Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables24%
Other39%
Carbon intensityModerate
196g/kWh
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Key moments

On Thursday 10 May 2018, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 37.6 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 196 g/kWh and the price £49.68/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.6 GW at 10:15. Solar generation peaked at 7.7 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (151 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (256 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £41.68/MWh at 03:30 to £80.25/MWh at 08:00. Gas made 41% 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 2.708.4%Wind 4.6114.3%Gas 11.8737.0%Hydro 0.401.2%Biomass 1.966.1%Nuclear 7.3722.9%Coal 0.120.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.6avgGeneration 29.0avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.6GW · 12:05
Low 22.1 · 03:25Avg 31.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 29.0Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports65GWh
In
68 Out
4
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 1%Wind 16%Solar 9%

Transfers · Thu 10 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 10 May 2018, Great Britain imported 68 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 10 May
Imported
68GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
65GWh
Average net flow
2.69GW 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

Average1.92GWImporting

In 46.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.05GWExporting

In 2.4 GWhOut 3.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 6.4 GWhPumped 8.0 GWh

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