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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 2 May 2022

On Monday 2 May, demand averaged 26.8 GW. Renewables supplied 10%.

26.8GW AVERAGEWind1.58 GW5%Hydro0.23 GW1%Biomass1.84 GW6%Solar1.15 GW4%Gas19.05 GW62%Imports0.67 GW2%Nuclear6.22 GW20%26.8GW AVERAGE62%20%
Price
£158.07/MWh
Day average £158.07
Demand26.8GW
Generation 30.1Transfers −3.2
Fossil fuels62%
Renewables10%
Other28%
Carbon intensityHigh
257g/kWh
0Day average 257300
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Key moments

On Monday 2 May 2022, gas supplied 62% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 32.0 GW at 17:50. Carbon intensity averaged 257 g/kWh and the price £158.07/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.8 GW at 21:25. Solar generation peaked at 4.1 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:30 (243 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (275 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £114.41/MWh at 02:30 to £209.72/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 63% 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 1.153.7%Wind 1.585.1%Gas 19.0562.0%Hydro 0.230.8%Biomass 1.846.0%Nuclear 6.2220.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.8avgGeneration 30.1avgTransfers −3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.0GW · 17:50
Low 20.4 · 04:35Avg 26.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain112%of demand
Generation 30.1Transfers −3.2 GW
Net exports77GWh
In
8 Out
85
Zero-carbon share31%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 5%Solar 4%

Transfers · Mon 2 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 2 May 2022, Great Britain imported 8 GWh and exported 85 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (3 GWh), and the most exports went to France (43 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 2 May
Imported
8GWh
Exported
85GWh
Net out
77GWh
Average net flow
3.22GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.69GWExporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 16.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.81GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 43.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.07GWExporting

In 1.6 GWhOut 3.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.43GWExporting

In 2.5 GWhOut 12.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.23GWExporting

In 3.4 GWhOut 9.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 8.2 GWhPumped 8.2 GWh

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