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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 11 May 2020

On Monday 11 May, demand averaged 27.9 GW. Renewables supplied 50%.

27.9GW AVERAGEWind11.57 GW40%Hydro0.23 GW1%Biomass1.15 GW4%Solar2.58 GW9%Gas6.33 GW22%Imports1.62 GW6%Nuclear5.47 GW19%27.9GW AVERAGE40%9%22%19%
Price
£12.08/MWh
Day average £12.08
Demand27.9GW
Generation 27.3Transfers 0.6
Fossil fuels22%
Renewables50%
Other28%
Carbon intensityLow
108g/kWh
0Day average 108300
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Key moments

On Monday 11 May 2020, wind supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 22%. Demand peaked at 34.3 GW at 12:45. Carbon intensity averaged 108 g/kWh and the price £12.08/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.1 GW at 00:25. Solar generation peaked at 7.5 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (74 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (157 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£11.95/MWh at 03:30 to £39.73/MWh at 23:00. The price was below zero for 7 hours. Wind made 42% 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 2.588.9%Wind 11.5740.0%Gas 6.3321.9%Hydro 0.230.8%Biomass 1.154.0%Nuclear 5.4718.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.9avgGeneration 27.3avgTransfers 0.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.3GW · 12:45
Low 19.7 · 04:00Avg 27.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 27.3Transfers 0.6 GW
Net imports18GWh
In
37 Out
19
Zero-carbon share73%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 42%Solar 9%

Transfers · Mon 11 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 11 May 2020, Great Britain imported 37 GWh and exported 19 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (12 GWh), and the most exports went to France (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 11 May
Imported
37GWh
Exported
19GWh
Net in
18GWh
Average net flow
0.76GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.42GWImporting

In 11.7 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.19GWImporting

In 12.1 GWhOut 7.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.20GWImporting

In 7.1 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.05GWExporting

In 6.2 GWhOut 7.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWPumping

Generated 1.9 GWhPumped 5.9 GWh

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