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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 14 May 2022

On Saturday 14 May, demand averaged 25.4 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

25.4GW AVERAGEWind3.43 GW12%Hydro0.38 GW1%Biomass0.63 GW2%Solar3.24 GW11%Gas15.24 GW52%Imports0.91 GW3%Nuclear5.25 GW18%25.4GW AVERAGE12%11%52%18%
Price
£116.88/MWh
Day average £116.88
Demand25.4GW
Generation 28.2Transfers −2.8
Fossil fuels52%
Renewables24%
Other23%
Carbon intensityHigh
217g/kWh
0Day average 217300
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Key moments

On Saturday 14 May 2022, gas supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 31.3 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 217 g/kWh and the price £116.88/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.6 GW at 00:15. Solar generation peaked at 9.7 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (170 g/kWh) and highest at 23:00 (263 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £67.88/MWh at 03:30 to £206.96/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 54% 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 3.2411.1%Wind 3.4311.8%Gas 15.2452.4%Hydro 0.381.3%Biomass 0.632.2%Nuclear 5.2518.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.4avgGeneration 28.2avgTransfers −2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.3GW · 12:05
Low 19.5 · 05:25Avg 25.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain111%of demand
Generation 28.2Transfers −2.8 GW
Net exports76GWh
In
12 Out
88
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 12%Solar 11%

Transfers · Sat 14 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 14 May 2022, Great Britain imported 12 GWh and exported 88 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (5 GWh), and the most exports went to France (45 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 14 May
Imported
12GWh
Exported
88GWh
Net out
76GWh
Average net flow
3.17GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.65GWExporting

In 2.2 GWhOut 17.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.88GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 45.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.12GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 3.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.39GWExporting

In 5.3 GWhOut 14.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.13GWExporting

In 4.0 GWhOut 7.2 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.35GWGenerating

Generated 10.4 GWhPumped 2.0 GWh

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