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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 5 May 2022

On Thursday 5 May, demand averaged 29.9 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

29.9GW AVERAGEWind3.96 GW12%Hydro0.20 GW1%Biomass1.88 GW5%Solar2.56 GW7%Gas18.56 GW54%Coal0.08 GW0%Imports0.70 GW2%Nuclear6.42 GW19%29.9GW AVERAGE12%7%54%19%
Price
£144.42/MWh
Day average £144.42
Demand29.9GW
Generation 33.7Transfers −3.7
Fossil fuels54%
Renewables20%
Other26%
Carbon intensityHigh
228g/kWh
0Day average 228300
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Key moments

On Thursday 5 May 2022, gas supplied 54% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 35.7 GW at 11:55. Carbon intensity averaged 228 g/kWh and the price £144.42/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.5 GW at 22:55. Solar generation peaked at 7.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (200 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (251 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £93.94/MWh at 03:00 to £207.46/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 55% 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 2.567.5%Wind 3.9611.5%Gas 18.5654.0%Hydro 0.200.6%Biomass 1.885.5%Nuclear 6.4218.7%Coal 0.080.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.9avgGeneration 33.7avgTransfers −3.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.7GW · 11:55
Low 21.9 · 04:00Avg 29.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain113%of demand
Generation 33.7Transfers −3.7 GW
Net exports88GWh
In
8 Out
96
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 12%Solar 8%

Transfers · Thu 5 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 5 May 2022, Great Britain imported 8 GWh and exported 96 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (7 GWh), and the most exports went to France (46 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 5 May
Imported
8GWh
Exported
96GWh
Net out
88GWh
Average net flow
3.68GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.91GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 21.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.92GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 46.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.27GWImporting

In 6.6 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.68GWExporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 16.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.43GWExporting

In 0.9 GWhOut 11.3 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 9.0 GWhPumped 10.5 GWh

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