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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 30 May 2020

On Saturday 30 May, demand averaged 24.3 GW. Renewables supplied 42%.

24.3GW AVERAGEWind6.76 GW27%Hydro0.25 GW1%Biomass2.24 GW9%Solar3.33 GW13%Gas5.04 GW20%Imports2.44 GW10%Nuclear4.62 GW19%24.3GW AVERAGE27%9%13%20%10%19%
Price
£15.51/MWh
Day average £15.51
Demand24.3GW
Generation 22.2Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels20%
Renewables42%
Other38%
Carbon intensityLow
116g/kWh
0Day average 116300
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Key moments

On Saturday 30 May 2020, wind supplied 27% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 20%. Demand peaked at 29.0 GW at 12:35. Carbon intensity averaged 116 g/kWh and the price £15.51/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.3 GW at 23:25. Solar generation peaked at 9.4 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:30 (92 g/kWh) and highest at 05:00 (145 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£1.72/MWh at 14:00 to £28.42/MWh at 20:00. The price was below zero for 2.5 hours. Wind made 30% 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 3.3313.5%Wind 6.7627.4%Gas 5.0420.4%Hydro 0.251.0%Biomass 2.249.1%Nuclear 4.6218.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.3avgGeneration 22.2avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand29.0GW · 12:35
Low 17.8 · 05:10Avg 24.30–30 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 22.2Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports55GWh
In
57 Out
2
Zero-carbon share67%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 30%Solar 15%

Transfers · Sat 30 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 30 May 2020, Great Britain imported 57 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (22 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 30 May
Imported
57GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
55GWh
Average net flow
2.29GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.44GWImporting

In 11.3 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.89GWImporting

In 22.1 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.58GWImporting

In 13.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.38GWImporting

In 10.1 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.24GWPumping

Generated 1.3 GWhPumped 7.2 GWh

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