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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 18 May 2020

On Monday 18 May, demand averaged 26.9 GW. Renewables supplied 40%.

26.9GW AVERAGEWind8.32 GW30%Hydro0.23 GW1%Biomass2.08 GW8%Solar2.58 GW9%Gas6.24 GW23%Imports2.43 GW9%Nuclear5.78 GW21%26.9GW AVERAGE30%8%9%23%9%21%
Price
£25.57/MWh
Day average £25.57
Demand26.9GW
Generation 25.2Transfers 1.7
Fossil fuels23%
Renewables40%
Other37%
Carbon intensityLow
120g/kWh
0Day average 120300
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Key moments

On Monday 18 May 2020, wind supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 23%. Demand peaked at 32.9 GW at 12:15. Carbon intensity averaged 120 g/kWh and the price £25.57/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.3 GW at 12:30. Solar generation peaked at 7.6 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:00 (86 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (180 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £11.81/MWh at 02:30 to £35.21/MWh at 18:30. Wind made 33% 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 2.589.3%Wind 8.3230.1%Gas 6.2422.6%Hydro 0.230.8%Biomass 2.087.5%Nuclear 5.7820.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.9avgGeneration 25.2avgTransfers 1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.9GW · 12:15
Low 19.0 · 03:50Avg 26.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 25.2Transfers 1.7 GW
Net imports43GWh
In
53 Out
10
Zero-carbon share67%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 33%Solar 10%

Transfers · Mon 18 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 18 May 2020, Great Britain imported 53 GWh and exported 10 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (24 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 18 May
Imported
53GWh
Exported
10GWh
Net in
43GWh
Average net flow
1.80GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.42GWImporting

In 11.2 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.00GWImporting

In 24.2 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.01GWExporting

In 6.1 GWhOut 6.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.40GWImporting

In 11.2 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 5.5 GWhPumped 8.0 GWh

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