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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 9 May 2020

On Saturday 9 May, demand averaged 23.8 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

23.8GW AVERAGEWind2.34 GW10%Hydro0.30 GW1%Biomass1.59 GW7%Solar2.75 GW11%Gas8.44 GW35%Imports3.36 GW14%Nuclear5.33 GW22%23.8GW AVERAGE10%11%35%14%22%
Price
£32.41/MWh
Day average £32.41
Demand23.8GW
Generation 20.7Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables22%
Other43%
Carbon intensityModerate
168g/kWh
0Day average 168300
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Key moments

On Saturday 9 May 2020, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 28.6 GW at 17:55. Carbon intensity averaged 168 g/kWh and the price £32.41/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.4 GW at 23:50. Solar generation peaked at 8.7 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (121 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (207 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £20.70/MWh at 15:00 to £38.86/MWh at 00:00. Gas made 41% 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 2.7511.4%Wind 2.349.7%Gas 8.4435.0%Hydro 0.301.2%Biomass 1.596.6%Nuclear 5.3322.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 23.8avgGeneration 20.7avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand28.6GW · 17:55
Low 18.2 · 05:15Avg 23.80–30 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 20.7Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports75GWh
In
78 Out
3
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 1%Wind 11%Solar 13%

Transfers · Sat 9 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 9 May 2020, Great Britain imported 78 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (36 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 9 May
Imported
78GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
75GWh
Average net flow
3.12GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.81GWImporting

In 19.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.49GWImporting

In 35.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.02GWImporting

In 4.0 GWhOut 3.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 2.4 GWhPumped 3.4 GWh

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