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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 15 May 2022

On Sunday 15 May, demand averaged 25.6 GW. Renewables supplied 36%.

25.6GW AVERAGEWind8.72 GW30%Hydro0.32 GW1%Biomass0.25 GW1%Solar1.42 GW5%Gas12.01 GW41%Imports1.01 GW3%Nuclear5.45 GW19%25.6GW AVERAGE30%41%19%
Price
£97.35/MWh
Day average £97.35
Demand25.6GW
Generation 28.2Transfers −2.6
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables36%
Other23%
Carbon intensityModerate
175g/kWh
0Day average 175300
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Key moments

On Sunday 15 May 2022, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 30%. Demand peaked at 31.0 GW at 12:25. Carbon intensity averaged 175 g/kWh and the price £97.35/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.9 GW at 21:15. Solar generation peaked at 4.6 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (96 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (263 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £60.08/MWh at 14:30 to £147.17/MWh at 00:00. Gas made 43% 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 1.424.9%Wind 8.7229.9%Gas 12.0141.1%Hydro 0.321.1%Biomass 0.250.8%Nuclear 5.4518.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.6avgGeneration 28.2avgTransfers −2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.0GW · 12:25
Low 18.0 · 05:15Avg 25.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain110%of demand
Generation 28.2Transfers −2.6 GW
Net exports59GWh
In
22 Out
80
Zero-carbon share56%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 31%Solar 5%

Transfers · Sun 15 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 15 May 2022, Great Britain imported 22 GWh and exported 80 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (8 GWh), and the most exports went to France (32 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 15 May
Imported
22GWh
Exported
80GWh
Net out
59GWh
Average net flow
2.44GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.43GWExporting

In 4.2 GWhOut 14.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.00GWExporting

In 8.4 GWhOut 32.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.06GWExporting

In 3.5 GWhOut 4.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.47GWExporting

In 5.6 GWhOut 17.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.48GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 11.7 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWPumping

Generated 2.6 GWhPumped 6.6 GWh

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