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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 25 May 2018

On Friday 25 May, demand averaged 30.9 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

30.9GW AVERAGEWind3.72 GW12%Hydro0.19 GW1%Biomass2.29 GW7%Solar0.98 GW3%Gas14.09 GW45%Coal0.21 GW1%Imports3.43 GW11%Nuclear6.34 GW20%30.9GW AVERAGE12%7%45%11%20%
Price
£60.48/MWh
Day average £60.48
Demand30.9GW
Generation 27.8Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables16%
Other39%
Carbon intensityModerate
251g/kWh
0Day average 251300
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Key moments

On Friday 25 May 2018, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 37.1 GW at 12:20. Carbon intensity averaged 251 g/kWh and the price £60.48/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.4 GW at 16:55. Solar generation peaked at 2.9 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 06:00 (229 g/kWh) and highest at 09:30 (279 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £45.26/MWh at 05:00 to £87.57/MWh at 09:00. Gas made 51% 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 0.983.1%Wind 3.7211.9%Gas 14.0945.1%Hydro 0.190.6%Biomass 2.297.3%Nuclear 6.3420.3%Coal 0.210.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.9avgGeneration 27.8avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.1GW · 12:20
Low 21.6 · 04:40Avg 30.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 27.8Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports77GWh
In
77 Out
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Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 13%Solar 4%

Transfers · Fri 25 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 25 May 2018, Great Britain imported 77 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 25 May
Imported
77GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
77GWh
Average net flow
3.20GW 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

Average1.89GWImporting

In 45.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.45GWImporting

In 10.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 5.6 GWhPumped 8.5 GWh

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