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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 14 May 2018

On Monday 14 May, demand averaged 31.2 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

31.2GW AVERAGEWind4.06 GW13%Hydro0.32 GW1%Biomass1.94 GW6%Solar3.08 GW10%Gas12.57 GW40%Coal0.45 GW1%Imports2.45 GW8%Nuclear6.80 GW21%31.2GW AVERAGE13%10%40%8%21%
Price
£48.58/MWh
Day average £48.58
Demand31.2GW
Generation 29.2Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables24%
Other35%
Carbon intensityModerate
207g/kWh
0Day average 207300
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Key moments

On Monday 14 May 2018, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 37.2 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 207 g/kWh and the price £48.58/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.3 GW at 17:45. Solar generation peaked at 8.9 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (165 g/kWh) and highest at 22:00 (253 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £40.67/MWh at 04:00 to £58.08/MWh at 21:00. Gas made 43% 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 3.089.7%Wind 4.0612.8%Gas 12.5739.7%Hydro 0.321.0%Biomass 1.946.1%Nuclear 6.8021.5%Coal 0.451.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.2avgGeneration 29.2avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.2GW · 12:30
Low 21.1 · 03:55Avg 31.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 29.2Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports49GWh
In
53 Out
4
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 14%Solar 11%

Transfers · Mon 14 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 14 May 2018, Great Britain imported 53 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

Mon 14 May
Imported
53GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
49GWh
Average net flow
2.04GW 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

Average1.91GWImporting

In 45.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.02GWExporting

In 3.4 GWhOut 3.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.15GWImporting

In 3.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 6.1 GWhPumped 7.1 GWh

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