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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 11 May 2022

On Wednesday 11 May, demand averaged 29.8 GW. Renewables supplied 43%.

29.8GW AVERAGEWind12.63 GW38%Hydro0.30 GW1%Biomass1.46 GW4%Solar1.53 GW5%Gas11.35 GW34%Imports0.85 GW3%Nuclear5.29 GW16%29.8GW AVERAGE38%34%16%
Price
£56.62/MWh
Day average £56.62
Demand29.8GW
Generation 32.6Transfers −2.8
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables43%
Other23%
Carbon intensityModerate
144g/kWh
0Day average 144300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 11 May 2022, wind supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 34%. Demand peaked at 36.5 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity averaged 144 g/kWh and the price £56.62/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.8 GW at 05:40. Solar generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:30 (94 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (194 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £30.42/MWh at 02:30 to £91.70/MWh at 19:00. Wind made 39% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 28% across 2022.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.534.6%Wind 12.6337.8%Gas 11.3534.0%Hydro 0.300.9%Biomass 1.464.4%Nuclear 5.2915.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.8avgGeneration 32.6avgTransfers −2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.5GW · 13:30
Low 20.9 · 02:50Avg 29.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain109%of demand
Generation 32.6Transfers −2.8 GW
Net exports69GWh
In
13 Out
83
Zero-carbon share61%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 39%Solar 5%

Transfers · Wed 11 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 11 May 2022, Great Britain imported 13 GWh and exported 83 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Belgium (5 GWh), and the most exports went to France (41 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 11 May
Imported
13GWh
Exported
83GWh
Net out
69GWh
Average net flow
2.88GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.43GWExporting

In 5.4 GWhOut 15.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.70GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 40.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWExporting

In 3.1 GWhOut 5.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.47GWExporting

In 5.0 GWhOut 16.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.20GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 4.9 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWGenerating

Generated 6.9 GWhPumped 4.5 GWh

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