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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 28 May 2018

On Monday 28 May, demand averaged 27.5 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

27.5GW AVERAGEWind2.24 GW8%Hydro0.20 GW1%Biomass2.12 GW8%Solar2.45 GW9%Gas11.10 GW39%Coal0.40 GW1%Imports2.67 GW9%Nuclear7.07 GW25%27.5GW AVERAGE8%8%9%39%9%25%
Price
£57.44/MWh
Day average £57.44
Demand27.5GW
Generation 25.6Transfers 1.9
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables17%
Other42%
Carbon intensityModerate
240g/kWh
0Day average 240300
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Key moments

On Monday 28 May 2018, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 25%. Demand peaked at 32.5 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 240 g/kWh and the price £57.44/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.3 GW at 22:30. Solar generation peaked at 7.4 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (194 g/kWh) and highest at 13:00 (266 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £44.69/MWh at 15:00 to £72.20/MWh at 10:00. 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 2.458.7%Wind 2.247.9%Gas 11.1039.3%Hydro 0.200.7%Biomass 2.127.5%Nuclear 7.0725.0%Coal 0.401.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.5avgGeneration 25.6avgTransfers 1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.5GW · 12:00
Low 19.8 · 05:15Avg 27.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 25.6Transfers 1.9 GW
Net imports47GWh
In
58 Out
11
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 28%Hydro 1%Wind 9%Solar 10%

Transfers · Mon 28 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 28 May 2018, Great Britain imported 58 GWh and exported 11 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 28 May
Imported
58GWh
Exported
11GWh
Net in
47GWh
Average net flow
1.97GW 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

Average1.82GWImporting

In 43.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.17GWImporting

In 6.9 GWhOut 2.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.03GWExporting

In 7.4 GWhOut 8.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 6.1 GWhPumped 7.8 GWh

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