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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 3 May 2020

On Sunday 3 May, demand averaged 25.4 GW. Renewables supplied 10%.

25.4GW AVERAGEWind0.99 GW4%Hydro0.34 GW1%Biomass3.06 GW12%Solar1.23 GW5%Gas10.80 GW42%Imports3.52 GW14%Nuclear5.79 GW22%25.4GW AVERAGE12%42%14%22%
Price
£31.82/MWh
Day average £31.82
Demand25.4GW
Generation 22.2Transfers 3.2
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables10%
Other48%
Carbon intensityModerate
197g/kWh
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Key moments

On Sunday 3 May 2020, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 31.6 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 197 g/kWh and the price £31.82/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 1.6 GW at 22:20. Solar generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 05:30 (182 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (225 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £20.23/MWh at 01:00 to £44.61/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 49% 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 1.234.8%Wind 0.993.8%Gas 10.8042.0%Hydro 0.341.3%Biomass 3.0611.9%Nuclear 5.7922.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.4avgGeneration 22.2avgTransfers 3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.6GW · 17:25
Low 19.1 · 05:40Avg 25.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 22.2Transfers 3.2 GW
Net imports74GWh
In
81 Out
7
Zero-carbon share38%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 2%Wind 4%Solar 6%

Transfers · Sun 3 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 3 May 2020, Great Britain imported 81 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (41 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 3 May
Imported
81GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
74GWh
Average net flow
3.10GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.70GWImporting

In 40.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.29GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 7.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.84GWImporting

In 20.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWGenerating

Generated 3.0 GWhPumped 0.3 GWh

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