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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 5 May 2020

On Tuesday 5 May, demand averaged 27.7 GW. Renewables supplied 35%.

27.7GW AVERAGEWind6.94 GW25%Hydro0.25 GW1%Biomass2.54 GW9%Solar2.71 GW10%Gas5.67 GW20%Imports3.80 GW14%Nuclear6.14 GW22%27.7GW AVERAGE25%9%10%20%14%22%
Price
£19.88/MWh
Day average £19.88
Demand27.7GW
Generation 24.3Transfers 3.5
Fossil fuels20%
Renewables35%
Other44%
Carbon intensityLow
117g/kWh
0Day average 117300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 5 May 2020, wind supplied 25% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 33.9 GW at 12:35. Carbon intensity averaged 117 g/kWh and the price £19.88/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.9 GW at 01:40. Solar generation peaked at 8.3 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (88 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (165 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £1.31/MWh at 03:00 to £36.38/MWh at 19:00. Wind made 29% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 27% across 2020.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.719.7%Wind 6.9424.8%Gas 5.6720.2%Hydro 0.250.9%Biomass 2.549.1%Nuclear 6.1421.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.7avgGeneration 24.3avgTransfers 3.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.9GW · 12:35
Low 20.3 · 04:00Avg 27.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 24.3Transfers 3.5 GW
Net imports87GWh
In
88 Out
1
Zero-carbon share66%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 1%Wind 29%Solar 11%

Transfers · Tue 5 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 5 May 2020, Great Britain imported 88 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (36 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 5 May
Imported
88GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
87GWh
Average net flow
3.63GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.72GWImporting

In 17.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.50GWImporting

In 36.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.86GWImporting

In 20.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.55GWImporting

In 13.9 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWPumping

Generated 3.3 GWhPumped 7.7 GWh

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