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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 13 May 2020

On Wednesday 13 May, demand averaged 28.2 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

28.2GW AVERAGEWind6.26 GW22%Hydro0.24 GW1%Biomass2.20 GW8%Solar2.29 GW8%Gas8.68 GW31%Imports3.09 GW11%Nuclear5.67 GW20%28.2GW AVERAGE22%8%8%31%11%20%
Price
£23.56/MWh
Day average £23.56
Demand28.2GW
Generation 25.4Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels31%
Renewables31%
Other39%
Carbon intensityLow
151g/kWh
0Day average 151300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 13 May 2020, gas supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 22%. Demand peaked at 33.7 GW at 17:55. Carbon intensity averaged 151 g/kWh and the price £23.56/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.4 GW at 17:30. Solar generation peaked at 6.2 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:30 (124 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (194 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £10.56/MWh at 02:30 to £32.89/MWh at 23:30. Gas made 34% 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 2.298.1%Wind 6.2622.0%Gas 8.6830.5%Hydro 0.240.9%Biomass 2.207.7%Nuclear 5.6719.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.2avgGeneration 25.4avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.7GW · 17:55
Low 20.7 · 04:50Avg 28.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 25.4Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports68GWh
In
73 Out
5
Zero-carbon share57%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 25%Solar 9%

Transfers · Wed 13 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 13 May 2020, Great Britain imported 73 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (37 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 13 May
Imported
73GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
68GWh
Average net flow
2.82GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.84GWImporting

In 20.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.55GWImporting

In 37.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.07GWExporting

In 1.6 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.51GWImporting

In 14.1 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 1.2 GWhPumped 1.2 GWh

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