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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 14 May 2020

On Thursday 14 May, demand averaged 28.4 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

28.4GW AVERAGEWind5.70 GW20%Hydro0.26 GW1%Biomass2.33 GW8%Solar2.98 GW10%Gas8.52 GW30%Imports3.21 GW11%Nuclear5.75 GW20%28.4GW AVERAGE20%8%10%30%11%20%
Price
£24.96/MWh
Day average £24.96
Demand28.4GW
Generation 25.5Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables31%
Other39%
Carbon intensityModerate
150g/kWh
0Day average 150300
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Key moments

On Thursday 14 May 2020, gas supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 34.0 GW at 12:10. Carbon intensity averaged 150 g/kWh and the price £24.96/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.0 GW at 17:35. Solar generation peaked at 8.1 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 15:00 (107 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (193 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £13.16/MWh at 17:00 to £32.42/MWh at 08:00. Gas made 33% 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 2.9810.4%Wind 5.7019.8%Gas 8.5229.6%Hydro 0.260.9%Biomass 2.338.1%Nuclear 5.7520.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.4avgGeneration 25.5avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.0GW · 12:10
Low 21.5 · 05:00Avg 28.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 25.5Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports67GWh
In
76 Out
9
Zero-carbon share58%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 22%Solar 12%

Transfers · Thu 14 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 14 May 2020, Great Britain imported 76 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (37 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 14 May
Imported
76GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
67GWh
Average net flow
2.80GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.55GWImporting

In 37.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.33GWExporting

In 0.8 GWhOut 8.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.78GWImporting

In 18.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWGenerating

Generated 1.0 GWhPumped 0.6 GWh

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