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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 31 May 2020

On Sunday 31 May, demand averaged 23.9 GW. Renewables supplied 41%.

23.9GW AVERAGEWind6.55 GW27%Hydro0.21 GW1%Biomass1.74 GW7%Solar3.22 GW13%Gas5.39 GW22%Imports2.55 GW11%Nuclear4.51 GW19%23.9GW AVERAGE27%7%13%22%11%19%
Price
£20.09/MWh
Day average £20.09
Demand23.9GW
Generation 21.6Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels22%
Renewables41%
Other36%
Carbon intensityLow
124g/kWh
0Day average 124300
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Key moments

On Sunday 31 May 2020, wind supplied 27% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 22%. Demand peaked at 28.4 GW at 17:55. Carbon intensity averaged 124 g/kWh and the price £20.09/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.0 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 8.8 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (94 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (161 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £1.29/MWh at 05:00 to £37.15/MWh at 20:30. Wind made 30% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 27% across 2020.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 3.2213.3%Wind 6.5527.1%Gas 5.3922.3%Hydro 0.210.9%Biomass 1.747.2%Nuclear 4.5118.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 23.9avgGeneration 21.6avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand28.4GW · 17:55
Low 17.7 · 05:25Avg 23.90–30 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 21.6Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports57GWh
In
58 Out
1
Zero-carbon share67%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 30%Solar 15%

Transfers · Sun 31 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 31 May 2020, Great Britain imported 58 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 31 May
Imported
58GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
57GWh
Average net flow
2.38GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.63GWImporting

In 15.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.84GWImporting

In 20.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.34GWImporting

In 8.9 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.56GWImporting

In 13.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 3.4 GWhPumped 6.0 GWh

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