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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 1 May 2022

On Sunday 1 May, demand averaged 26.5 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

26.5GW AVERAGEWind2.54 GW8%Hydro0.21 GW1%Biomass1.69 GW6%Solar1.10 GW4%Gas17.75 GW59%Imports0.63 GW2%Nuclear6.03 GW20%26.5GW AVERAGE8%59%20%
Price
£110.62/MWh
Day average £110.62
Demand26.5GW
Generation 29.3Transfers −2.9
Fossil fuels59%
Renewables13%
Other28%
Carbon intensityHigh
246g/kWh
0Day average 246300
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Key moments

On Sunday 1 May 2022, gas supplied 59% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 31.8 GW at 12:45. Carbon intensity averaged 246 g/kWh and the price £110.62/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 3.6 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:30 (227 g/kWh) and highest at 22:30 (268 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £63.23/MWh at 05:30 to £186.77/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 61% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 41% across 2022.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.103.7%Wind 2.548.5%Gas 17.7559.3%Hydro 0.210.7%Biomass 1.695.6%Nuclear 6.0320.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.5avgGeneration 29.3avgTransfers −2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.8GW · 12:45
Low 20.0 · 05:30Avg 26.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain111%of demand
Generation 29.3Transfers −2.9 GW
Net exports67GWh
In
7 Out
74
Zero-carbon share34%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 9%Solar 4%

Transfers · Sun 1 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 1 May 2022, Great Britain imported 7 GWh and exported 74 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (5 GWh), and the most exports went to France (35 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 1 May
Imported
7GWh
Exported
74GWh
Net out
67GWh
Average net flow
2.79GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.55GWExporting

In 0.8 GWhOut 14.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.46GWExporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 35.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.18GWImporting

In 4.7 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.56GWExporting

In 0.7 GWhOut 14.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.40GWExporting

In 0.6 GWhOut 10.2 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 7.9 GWhPumped 9.7 GWh

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