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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 13 May 2021

On Thursday 13 May, demand averaged 30.8 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

30.8GW AVERAGEWind2.55 GW8%Hydro0.39 GW1%Biomass2.45 GW8%Solar1.25 GW4%Gas16.03 GW50%Coal0.81 GW3%Imports4.15 GW13%Nuclear4.34 GW14%30.8GW AVERAGE8%8%50%13%14%
Price
£77.29/MWh
Day average £77.29
Demand30.8GW
Generation 27.8Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables13%
Other34%
Carbon intensityHigh
234g/kWh
0Day average 234300
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Key moments

On Thursday 13 May 2021, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 14%. Demand peaked at 36.1 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity averaged 234 g/kWh and the price £77.29/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.5 GW at 15:55. Solar generation peaked at 3.9 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 05:00 (220 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (253 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £56.19/MWh at 05:30 to £104.09/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 58% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 42% across 2021.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.253.9%Wind 2.558.0%Gas 16.0350.2%Hydro 0.391.2%Biomass 2.457.7%Nuclear 4.3413.6%Coal 0.812.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.8avgGeneration 27.8avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.1GW · 10:30
Low 22.3 · 03:55Avg 30.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 27.8Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports72GWh
In
94 Out
22
Zero-carbon share31%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 9%Solar 5%

Transfers · Thu 13 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 13 May 2021, Great Britain imported 94 GWh and exported 22 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (71 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 13 May
Imported
94GWh
Exported
22GWh
Net in
72GWh
Average net flow
3.00GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.99GWImporting

In 23.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.95GWImporting

In 70.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.94GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 5.1 GWhPumped 5.7 GWh

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