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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 12 May 2022

On Thursday 12 May, demand averaged 29.6 GW. Renewables supplied 40%.

29.6GW AVERAGEWind10.92 GW32%Hydro0.29 GW1%Biomass1.74 GW5%Solar2.36 GW7%Gas12.68 GW38%Imports0.45 GW1%Nuclear5.26 GW16%29.6GW AVERAGE32%38%16%
Price
£78.67/MWh
Day average £78.67
Demand29.6GW
Generation 33.2Transfers −3.7
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables40%
Other22%
Carbon intensityModerate
158g/kWh
0Day average 158300
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Key moments

On Thursday 12 May 2022, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 32%. Demand peaked at 35.8 GW at 12:40. Carbon intensity averaged 158 g/kWh and the price £78.67/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.5 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 6.6 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (98 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (194 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £57.86/MWh at 23:30 to £126.60/MWh at 08:00. 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 2.367.0%Wind 10.9232.4%Gas 12.6837.6%Hydro 0.290.9%Biomass 1.745.2%Nuclear 5.2615.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.6avgGeneration 33.2avgTransfers −3.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.8GW · 12:40
Low 20.9 · 04:15Avg 29.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain112%of demand
Generation 33.2Transfers −3.7 GW
Net exports90GWh
In
6 Out
96
Zero-carbon share57%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 33%Solar 7%

Transfers · Thu 12 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 12 May 2022, Great Britain imported 6 GWh and exported 96 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (5 GWh), and the most exports went to France (48 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 12 May
Imported
6GWh
Exported
96GWh
Net out
90GWh
Average net flow
3.74GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.97GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 23.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.00GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 48.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.14GWImporting

In 5.3 GWhOut 2.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.67GWExporting

In 0.6 GWhOut 16.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.24GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 5.6 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWGenerating

Generated 4.8 GWhPumped 2.9 GWh

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