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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 3 May 2022

On Tuesday 3 May, demand averaged 29.8 GW. Renewables supplied 10%.

29.8GW AVERAGEWind1.64 GW5%Hydro0.24 GW1%Biomass1.91 GW6%Solar1.35 GW4%Gas18.77 GW59%Coal0.07 GW0%Imports1.64 GW5%Nuclear6.42 GW20%29.8GW AVERAGE59%20%
Price
£179.20/MWh
Day average £179.20
Demand29.8GW
Generation 30.4Transfers −0.6
Fossil fuels59%
Renewables10%
Other31%
Carbon intensityHigh
250g/kWh
0Day average 250300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 3 May 2022, gas supplied 59% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 36.8 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 250 g/kWh and the price £179.20/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.6 GW at 00:05. Solar generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (223 g/kWh) and highest at 22:00 (270 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £119.20/MWh at 23:30 to £240.02/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 62% 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 1.354.2%Wind 1.645.1%Gas 18.7758.6%Hydro 0.240.8%Biomass 1.916.0%Nuclear 6.4220.0%Coal 0.070.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.8avgGeneration 30.4avgTransfers −0.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.8GW · 12:05
Low 21.0 · 03:10Avg 29.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain102%of demand
Generation 30.4Transfers −0.6 GW
Net exports15GWh
In
30 Out
45
Zero-carbon share32%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 5%Solar 4%

Transfers · Tue 3 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 3 May 2022, Great Britain imported 30 GWh and exported 45 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (11 GWh), and the most exports went to France (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 3 May
Imported
30GWh
Exported
45GWh
Net out
15GWh
Average net flow
0.64GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.27GWExporting

In 3.5 GWhOut 10.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.24GWExporting

In 11.2 GWhOut 16.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.07GWExporting

In 2.3 GWhOut 4.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.02GWExporting

In 8.7 GWhOut 9.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.04GWExporting

In 4.3 GWhOut 5.2 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 9.5 GWhPumped 9.4 GWh

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