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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 25 May 2020

On Monday 25 May, demand averaged 24.6 GW. Renewables supplied 35%.

24.6GW AVERAGEWind5.01 GW20%Hydro0.59 GW2%Biomass1.95 GW8%Solar3.28 GW13%Gas6.77 GW27%Imports2.18 GW9%Nuclear5.25 GW21%24.6GW AVERAGE20%8%13%27%9%21%
Price
£30.44/MWh
Day average £30.44
Demand24.6GW
Generation 22.9Transfers 1.7
Fossil fuels27%
Renewables35%
Other37%
Carbon intensityModerate
143g/kWh
0Day average 143300
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Key moments

On Monday 25 May 2020, gas supplied 27% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 29.9 GW at 12:10. Carbon intensity averaged 143 g/kWh and the price £30.44/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.4 GW at 17:10. Solar generation peaked at 9.3 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 16:00 (94 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (182 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £12.24/MWh at 16:00 to £42.34/MWh at 01:30. Gas made 30% 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 3.2813.1%Wind 5.0120.0%Gas 6.7727.1%Hydro 0.592.4%Biomass 1.957.8%Nuclear 5.2521.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.6avgGeneration 22.9avgTransfers 1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand29.9GW · 12:10
Low 17.8 · 05:25Avg 24.60–30 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 22.9Transfers 1.7 GW
Net imports43GWh
In
49 Out
6
Zero-carbon share62%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 3%Wind 22%Solar 14%

Transfers · Mon 25 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 25 May 2020, Great Britain imported 49 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (16 GWh), and the most exports went to France (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 25 May
Imported
49GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
43GWh
Average net flow
1.78GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.55GWImporting

In 13.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.51GWImporting

In 15.8 GWhOut 3.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.42GWImporting

In 10.9 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.29GWImporting

In 9.3 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 3.2 GWhPumped 4.2 GWh

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