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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 26 May 2020

On Tuesday 26 May, demand averaged 26.4 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

26.4GW AVERAGEWind3.10 GW12%Hydro0.54 GW2%Biomass2.43 GW9%Solar2.85 GW11%Gas9.12 GW34%Imports3.45 GW13%Nuclear5.20 GW19%26.4GW AVERAGE12%9%11%34%13%19%
Price
£29.27/MWh
Day average £29.27
Demand26.4GW
Generation 23.2Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables24%
Other42%
Carbon intensityModerate
171g/kWh
0Day average 171300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 26 May 2020, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 32.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 171 g/kWh and the price £29.27/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.1 GW at 00:15. Solar generation peaked at 8.3 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (137 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (229 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £19.42/MWh at 09:30 to £40.89/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 39% 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 2.8510.7%Wind 3.1011.6%Gas 9.1234.2%Hydro 0.542.0%Biomass 2.439.1%Nuclear 5.2019.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.4avgGeneration 23.2avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.7GW · 12:30
Low 18.2 · 04:55Avg 26.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 23.2Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports74GWh
In
80 Out
6
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 2%Wind 13%Solar 12%

Transfers · Tue 26 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 26 May 2020, Great Britain imported 80 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (41 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 26 May
Imported
80GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
74GWh
Average net flow
3.07GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.71GWImporting

In 40.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.23GWExporting

In 0.9 GWhOut 6.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.77GWImporting

In 18.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWGenerating

Generated 2.9 GWhPumped 1.1 GWh

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