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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 22 May 2020

On Friday 22 May, demand averaged 26.7 GW. Renewables supplied 56%.

26.7GW AVERAGEWind13.46 GW46%Hydro0.15 GW1%Biomass0.84 GW3%Solar2.74 GW9%Gas5.46 GW19%Imports0.91 GW3%Nuclear5.72 GW20%26.7GW AVERAGE46%9%19%20%
Price
£-9.92/MWh
Day average £-9.92
Demand26.7GW
Generation 28.4Transfers −1.7
Fossil fuels19%
Renewables56%
Other26%
Carbon intensityLow
98g/kWh
0Day average 98300
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Key moments

On Friday 22 May 2020, wind supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 32.8 GW at 12:35. Carbon intensity averaged 98 g/kWh and the price £-9.92/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.8 GW at 17:55. Solar generation peaked at 8.7 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 16:30 (81 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (123 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£53.02/MWh at 05:00 to £23.25/MWh at 22:00. The price was below zero for 12.5 hours. Wind made 47% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 27% across 2020.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.749.4%Wind 13.4646.0%Gas 5.4618.7%Hydro 0.150.5%Biomass 0.842.9%Nuclear 5.7219.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.7avgGeneration 28.4avgTransfers −1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.8GW · 12:35
Low 19.6 · 04:50Avg 26.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain106%of demand
Generation 28.4Transfers −1.7 GW
Net exports35GWh
In
15 Out
51
Zero-carbon share78%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 47%Solar 10%

Transfers · Fri 22 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 22 May 2020, Great Britain imported 15 GWh and exported 51 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (12 GWh), and the most exports went to France (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 22 May
Imported
15GWh
Exported
51GWh
Net out
35GWh
Average net flow
1.46GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.58GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 13.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.74GWExporting

In 3.4 GWhOut 21.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.48GWImporting

In 11.6 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.62GWExporting

In 0.4 GWhOut 15.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.22GWPumping

Generated 6.3 GWhPumped 11.4 GWh

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