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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 26 May 2018

On Saturday 26 May, demand averaged 27.3 GW. Renewables supplied 32%.

27.3GW AVERAGEWind6.32 GW23%Hydro0.17 GW1%Biomass2.26 GW8%Solar2.28 GW8%Gas7.00 GW25%Coal0.36 GW1%Imports2.83 GW10%Nuclear6.48 GW23%27.3GW AVERAGE23%8%8%25%10%23%
Price
£50.69/MWh
Day average £50.69
Demand27.3GW
Generation 24.9Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels25%
Renewables32%
Other42%
Carbon intensityModerate
181g/kWh
0Day average 181300
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Key moments

On Saturday 26 May 2018, gas supplied 25% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 33.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 181 g/kWh and the price £50.69/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.5 GW at 17:50. Solar generation peaked at 7.5 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (119 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (232 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £42.39/MWh at 14:30 to £61.87/MWh at 00:30. Gas made 28% 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 2.288.2%Wind 6.3222.8%Gas 7.0025.3%Hydro 0.170.6%Biomass 2.268.2%Nuclear 6.4823.4%Coal 0.361.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.3avgGeneration 24.9avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.3GW · 12:30
Low 20.2 · 04:55Avg 27.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 24.9Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports62GWh
In
63 Out
1
Zero-carbon share61%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 1%Wind 25%Solar 9%

Transfers · Sat 26 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 26 May 2018, Great Britain imported 63 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (37 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 26 May
Imported
63GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
62GWh
Average net flow
2.60GW 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

Average1.53GWImporting

In 36.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.39GWImporting

In 10.3 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.67GWImporting

In 16.1 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 4.9 GWhPumped 7.9 GWh

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