All interconnectors
Sun 10 May- Imported
- 35GWh
- Exported
- 22GWh
- Net in
- 13GWh
- Average net flow
- 0.55GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 10 May 2020
On Sunday 10 May, demand averaged 25.2 GW. Renewables supplied 52%.
Price
£15.33/MWh
Day average £15.33
Demand25.2GW
Generation 24.9Transfers 0.3
Fossil fuels17%
Renewables52%
Other31%
Carbon intensityLow
89g/kWh
0Day average 89300
Records set on this day
All recordsKey moments
On Sunday 10 May 2020, wind supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 32.8 GW at 17:05. Carbon intensity averaged 89 g/kWh and the price £15.33/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.0 GW at 17:45. Solar generation peaked at 3.7 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 22:00 (71 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (114 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£4.47/MWh at 23:30 to £40.14/MWh at 00:00. The price was below zero for 2 hours. Wind made 50% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 27% across 2020.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 1.244.7%Wind 12.3446.8%Gas 4.3616.5%Hydro 0.210.8%Biomass 1.505.7%Nuclear 5.2119.8%
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£-4.47
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Demand 21.8Generation 22.8Transfers -1.0
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Demand 25.2avgGeneration 24.9avgTransfers 0.3avg
Peak demand32.8GW · 17:05
Low 18.3 · 05:55Avg 25.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 24.9Transfers 0.3 GW
Net imports13GWh
In35
Out22
Zero-carbon share76%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 50%Solar 5%
Transfers · Sun 10 May
Interconnectors and storage
On Sunday 10 May 2020, Great Britain imported 35 GWh and exported 22 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (16 GWh), and the most exports went to France (12 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.06GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
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In 5.3 GWhOut 3.8 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
-1
0
1
2
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage0.16GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 16.3 GWhOut 12.3 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.41GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
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In 9.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.08GWExporting
-2
-1
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In 3.9 GWhOut 5.8 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
-1
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1
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.23GWPumping
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Generated 0.8 GWhPumped 6.3 GWh
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