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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 2 May 2020

On Saturday 2 May, demand averaged 25.7 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

25.7GW AVERAGEWind4.45 GW17%Hydro0.33 GW1%Biomass2.22 GW8%Solar2.56 GW10%Gas8.00 GW30%Imports2.93 GW11%Nuclear5.79 GW22%25.7GW AVERAGE17%8%10%30%11%22%
Price
£24.46/MWh
Day average £24.46
Demand25.7GW
Generation 23.3Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables28%
Other42%
Carbon intensityLow
148g/kWh
0Day average 148300
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Key moments

On Saturday 2 May 2020, gas supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 30.3 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 148 g/kWh and the price £24.46/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.3 GW at 01:45. Solar generation peaked at 7.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:00 (112 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (218 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £11.22/MWh at 08:00 to £36.19/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 34% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 38% across 2020.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.569.7%Wind 4.4516.9%Gas 8.0030.4%Hydro 0.331.3%Biomass 2.228.4%Nuclear 5.7922.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.7avgGeneration 23.3avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.3GW · 17:25
Low 20.0 · 05:40Avg 25.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 23.3Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports60GWh
In
68 Out
8
Zero-carbon share56%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 1%Wind 19%Solar 11%

Transfers · Sat 2 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 2 May 2020, Great Britain imported 68 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (30 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 2 May
Imported
68GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
60GWh
Average net flow
2.51GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.79GWImporting

In 19.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.26GWImporting

In 30.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.32GWExporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 7.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.77GWImporting

In 18.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWPumping

Generated 2.1 GWhPumped 5.2 GWh

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