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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 28 May 2020

On Thursday 28 May, demand averaged 26.4 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

26.4GW AVERAGEWind3.20 GW12%Hydro0.36 GW1%Biomass3.05 GW12%Solar3.27 GW12%Gas7.85 GW30%Imports3.80 GW14%Nuclear4.96 GW19%26.4GW AVERAGE12%12%12%30%14%19%
Price
£23.06/MWh
Day average £23.06
Demand26.4GW
Generation 22.7Transfers 3.7
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables26%
Other45%
Carbon intensityModerate
157g/kWh
0Day average 157300
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Key moments

On Thursday 28 May 2020, gas supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 31.6 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 157 g/kWh and the price £23.06/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.2 GW at 04:30. Solar generation peaked at 9.3 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:30 (126 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (206 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £12.18/MWh at 06:30 to £31.57/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 35% 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 3.2712.3%Wind 3.2012.1%Gas 7.8529.6%Hydro 0.361.4%Biomass 3.0511.5%Nuclear 4.9618.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.4avgGeneration 22.7avgTransfers 3.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.6GW · 12:30
Low 19.0 · 05:00Avg 26.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 22.7Transfers 3.7 GW
Net imports90GWh
In
90 Out
0
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 2%Wind 14%Solar 14%

Transfers · Thu 28 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 28 May 2020, Great Britain imported 90 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (39 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 28 May
Imported
90GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
90GWh
Average net flow
3.74GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.81GWImporting

In 19.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.62GWImporting

In 38.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.53GWImporting

In 12.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.78GWImporting

In 18.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 1.3 GWhPumped 2.6 GWh

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