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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 9 May 2022

On Monday 9 May, demand averaged 29.3 GW. Renewables supplied 41%.

29.3GW AVERAGEWind11.80 GW34%Hydro0.24 GW1%Biomass1.57 GW5%Solar2.28 GW7%Gas13.08 GW38%Imports0.33 GW1%Nuclear5.30 GW15%29.3GW AVERAGE34%38%15%
Price
£82.64/MWh
Day average £82.64
Demand29.3GW
Generation 34.3Transfers −5.0
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables41%
Other21%
Carbon intensityModerate
160g/kWh
0Day average 160300
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Key moments

On Monday 9 May 2022, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 34%. Demand peaked at 35.1 GW at 17:50. Carbon intensity averaged 160 g/kWh and the price £82.64/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.7 GW at 21:55. Solar generation peaked at 7.1 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (99 g/kWh) and highest at 02:00 (199 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £24.17/MWh at 23:30 to £108.59/MWh at 07:00. Gas made 38% 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 2.286.6%Wind 11.8034.1%Gas 13.0837.8%Hydro 0.240.7%Biomass 1.574.5%Nuclear 5.3015.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.3avgGeneration 34.3avgTransfers −5.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.1GW · 17:50
Low 20.0 · 03:55Avg 29.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain117%of demand
Generation 34.3Transfers −5.0 GW
Net exports104GWh
In
8 Out
112
Zero-carbon share57%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 34%Solar 7%

Transfers · Mon 9 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 9 May 2022, Great Britain imported 8 GWh and exported 112 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (8 GWh), and the most exports went to France (48 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 9 May
Imported
8GWh
Exported
112GWh
Net out
104GWh
Average net flow
4.33GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.94GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.99GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 47.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.27GWImporting

In 7.6 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.95GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.73GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 17.4 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.62GWPumping

Generated 0.3 GWhPumped 15.2 GWh

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