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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 16 May 2022

On Monday 16 May, demand averaged 29.2 GW. Renewables supplied 37%.

29.2GW AVERAGEWind10.23 GW31%Hydro0.33 GW1%Biomass0.66 GW2%Solar1.79 GW5%Gas13.67 GW41%Imports0.68 GW2%Nuclear5.64 GW17%29.2GW AVERAGE31%41%17%
Price
£117.91/MWh
Day average £117.91
Demand29.2GW
Generation 32.3Transfers −3.2
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables37%
Other21%
Carbon intensityModerate
166g/kWh
0Day average 166300
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Key moments

On Monday 16 May 2022, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 31%. Demand peaked at 35.1 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity averaged 166 g/kWh and the price £117.91/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.8 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 5.9 GW at 14:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (90 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (215 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £79.20/MWh at 01:00 to £174.46/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 42% 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 1.795.4%Wind 10.2331.0%Gas 13.6741.4%Hydro 0.331.0%Biomass 0.662.0%Nuclear 5.6417.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.2avgGeneration 32.3avgTransfers −3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.1GW · 11:00
Low 20.2 · 03:15Avg 29.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain111%of demand
Generation 32.3Transfers −3.2 GW
Net exports76GWh
In
8 Out
84
Zero-carbon share56%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 32%Solar 6%

Transfers · Mon 16 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 16 May 2022, Great Britain imported 8 GWh and exported 84 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (8 GWh), and the most exports went to France (43 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 16 May
Imported
8GWh
Exported
84GWh
Net out
76GWh
Average net flow
3.15GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.83GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 19.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.81GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 43.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.33GWImporting

In 8.4 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.21GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 5.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.63GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 15.2 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 8.0 GWhPumped 8.6 GWh

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