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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 7 May 2020

On Thursday 7 May, demand averaged 26.6 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

26.6GW AVERAGEWind1.88 GW7%Hydro0.24 GW1%Biomass3.01 GW11%Solar2.83 GW11%Gas9.77 GW36%Imports3.40 GW13%Nuclear5.72 GW21%26.6GW AVERAGE11%11%36%13%21%
Price
£30.52/MWh
Day average £30.52
Demand26.6GW
Generation 23.4Transfers 3.2
Fossil fuels36%
Renewables18%
Other45%
Carbon intensityModerate
182g/kWh
0Day average 182300
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Key moments

On Thursday 7 May 2020, gas supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 31.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 182 g/kWh and the price £30.52/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.5 GW at 14:55. Solar generation peaked at 8.9 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 15:30 (160 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (214 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £22.58/MWh at 14:30 to £36.91/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 42% 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 2.8310.5%Wind 1.887.0%Gas 9.7736.4%Hydro 0.240.9%Biomass 3.0111.2%Nuclear 5.7221.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.6avgGeneration 23.4avgTransfers 3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.8GW · 12:30
Low 20.6 · 05:05Avg 26.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 23.4Transfers 3.2 GW
Net imports74GWh
In
79 Out
5
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 1%Wind 8%Solar 12%

Transfers · Thu 7 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 7 May 2020, Great Britain imported 79 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (32 GWh), and the most exports went to France (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 7 May
Imported
79GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
74GWh
Average net flow
3.09GW 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

Average1.24GWImporting

In 31.9 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.35GWImporting

In 9.5 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.65GWImporting

In 16.7 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWGenerating

Generated 2.9 GWhPumped 0.3 GWh

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