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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 8 May 2022

On Sunday 8 May, demand averaged 25.6 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

25.6GW AVERAGEWind5.39 GW18%Hydro0.28 GW1%Biomass0.30 GW1%Solar2.87 GW10%Gas14.12 GW48%Imports0.93 GW3%Nuclear5.29 GW18%25.6GW AVERAGE18%10%48%18%
Price
£134.89/MWh
Day average £134.89
Demand25.6GW
Generation 28.3Transfers −2.6
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables29%
Other22%
Carbon intensityHigh
203g/kWh
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Key moments

On Sunday 8 May 2022, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 18%. Demand peaked at 31.1 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 203 g/kWh and the price £134.89/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.3 GW at 23:45. Solar generation peaked at 8.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (137 g/kWh) and highest at 02:30 (241 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £90.52/MWh at 14:30 to £175.38/MWh at 21:00. Gas made 50% 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 2.879.8%Wind 5.3918.5%Gas 14.1248.4%Hydro 0.280.9%Biomass 0.301.0%Nuclear 5.2918.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.6avgGeneration 28.3avgTransfers −2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.1GW · 12:05
Low 18.8 · 05:30Avg 25.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain110%of demand
Generation 28.3Transfers −2.6 GW
Net exports59GWh
In
18 Out
76
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 19%Solar 10%

Transfers · Sun 8 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 8 May 2022, Great Britain imported 18 GWh and exported 76 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (7 GWh), and the most exports went to France (34 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 8 May
Imported
18GWh
Exported
76GWh
Net out
59GWh
Average net flow
2.44GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.36GWExporting

In 5.1 GWhOut 13.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.41GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 34.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.21GWImporting

In 6.6 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.40GWExporting

In 6.1 GWhOut 15.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.47GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 11.4 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWPumping

Generated 4.5 GWhPumped 8.6 GWh

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