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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 17 May 2020

On Sunday 17 May, demand averaged 24.8 GW. Renewables supplied 37%.

24.8GW AVERAGEWind6.48 GW26%Hydro0.25 GW1%Biomass1.31 GW5%Solar2.41 GW10%Gas5.69 GW23%Imports3.06 GW12%Nuclear5.78 GW23%24.8GW AVERAGE26%10%23%12%23%
Price
£24.90/MWh
Day average £24.90
Demand24.8GW
Generation 21.9Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels23%
Renewables37%
Other41%
Carbon intensityLow
125g/kWh
0Day average 125300
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Key moments

On Sunday 17 May 2020, wind supplied 26% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 30.5 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 125 g/kWh and the price £24.90/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.2 GW at 16:00. Solar generation peaked at 7.1 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (79 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (161 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £6.96/MWh at 15:30 to £35.83/MWh at 20:00. Wind made 30% 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 2.419.6%Wind 6.4826.0%Gas 5.6922.8%Hydro 0.251.0%Biomass 1.315.3%Nuclear 5.7823.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.8avgGeneration 21.9avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.5GW · 17:25
Low 18.4 · 05:25Avg 24.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 21.9Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports71GWh
In
71 Out
0
Zero-carbon share68%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 1%Wind 30%Solar 11%

Transfers · Sun 17 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 17 May 2020, Great Britain imported 71 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (28 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 17 May
Imported
71GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
71GWh
Average net flow
2.96GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.71GWImporting

In 17.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.19GWImporting

In 28.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.44GWImporting

In 10.7 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.63GWImporting

In 15.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 2.1 GWhPumped 4.3 GWh

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