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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 15 May 2020

On Friday 15 May, demand averaged 27.7 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

27.7GW AVERAGEWind5.53 GW20%Hydro0.23 GW1%Biomass2.67 GW10%Solar2.78 GW10%Gas7.61 GW27%Imports3.32 GW12%Nuclear5.76 GW21%27.7GW AVERAGE20%10%10%27%12%21%
Price
£24.13/MWh
Day average £24.13
Demand27.7GW
Generation 24.6Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels27%
Renewables31%
Other42%
Carbon intensityLow
144g/kWh
0Day average 144300
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Key moments

On Friday 15 May 2020, gas supplied 27% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 33.2 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 144 g/kWh and the price £24.13/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.9 GW at 17:30. Solar generation peaked at 7.5 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (103 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (186 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £14.36/MWh at 16:00 to £32.48/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 31% 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 2.7810.0%Wind 5.5319.8%Gas 7.6127.3%Hydro 0.230.8%Biomass 2.679.6%Nuclear 5.7620.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.7avgGeneration 24.6avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.2GW · 12:30
Low 20.9 · 05:00Avg 27.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 24.6Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports74GWh
In
78 Out
5
Zero-carbon share58%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 22%Solar 11%

Transfers · Fri 15 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 15 May 2020, Great Britain imported 78 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (38 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 15 May
Imported
78GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
74GWh
Average net flow
3.07GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.83GWImporting

In 19.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.59GWImporting

In 38.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.15GWExporting

In 0.9 GWhOut 4.5 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

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 1.4 GWhPumped 1.2 GWh

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