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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 13 May 2018

On Sunday 13 May, demand averaged 27.7 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

27.7GW AVERAGEWind1.48 GW5%Hydro0.36 GW1%Biomass2.13 GW8%Solar2.54 GW9%Gas11.35 GW40%Coal0.08 GW0%Imports3.36 GW12%Nuclear6.80 GW24%27.7GW AVERAGE8%9%40%12%24%
Price
£49.31/MWh
Day average £49.31
Demand27.7GW
Generation 24.7Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables16%
Other44%
Carbon intensityModerate
224g/kWh
0Day average 224300
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Key moments

On Sunday 13 May 2018, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 32.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 224 g/kWh and the price £49.31/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.2 GW at 17:30. Solar generation peaked at 7.1 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 15:00 (183 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (260 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £39.90/MWh at 09:30 to £69.65/MWh at 21:00. Gas made 46% 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 2.549.0%Wind 1.485.3%Gas 11.3540.4%Hydro 0.361.3%Biomass 2.137.6%Nuclear 6.8024.2%Coal 0.080.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.7avgGeneration 24.7avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.8GW · 12:30
Low 20.7 · 05:40Avg 27.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 24.7Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports75GWh
In
76 Out
1
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 27%Hydro 1%Wind 6%Solar 10%

Transfers · Sun 13 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 13 May 2018, Great Britain imported 76 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 13 May
Imported
76GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
75GWh
Average net flow
3.14GW 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

Average1.85GWImporting

In 44.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.36GWImporting

In 9.5 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 4.5 GWhPumped 7.9 GWh

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