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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 4 May 2020

On Monday 4 May, demand averaged 27.2 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

27.2GW AVERAGEWind3.98 GW15%Hydro0.26 GW1%Biomass3.00 GW11%Solar2.23 GW8%Gas7.99 GW29%Imports3.81 GW14%Nuclear6.03 GW22%27.2GW AVERAGE15%11%8%29%14%22%
Price
£27.22/MWh
Day average £27.22
Demand27.2GW
Generation 23.5Transfers 3.7
Fossil fuels29%
Renewables24%
Other47%
Carbon intensityModerate
154g/kWh
0Day average 154300
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Key moments

On Monday 4 May 2020, gas supplied 29% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 32.3 GW at 17:55. Carbon intensity averaged 154 g/kWh and the price £27.22/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.0 GW at 22:50. Solar generation peaked at 6.2 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (99 g/kWh) and highest at 08:30 (183 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £6.74/MWh at 23:30 to £35.81/MWh at 07:30. 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 2.238.2%Wind 3.9814.6%Gas 7.9929.3%Hydro 0.261.0%Biomass 3.0011.0%Nuclear 6.0322.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.2avgGeneration 23.5avgTransfers 3.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.3GW · 17:55
Low 20.0 · 04:45Avg 27.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 23.5Transfers 3.7 GW
Net imports91GWh
In
91 Out
0
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 1%Wind 17%Solar 9%

Transfers · Mon 4 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 4 May 2020, Great Britain imported 91 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (39 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 4 May
Imported
91GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
91GWh
Average net flow
3.78GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.81GWImporting

In 19.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.61GWImporting

In 38.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.63GWImporting

In 15.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.74GWImporting

In 17.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 0.5 GWhPumped 3.2 GWh

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