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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 17 May 2022

On Tuesday 17 May, demand averaged 29.5 GW. Renewables supplied 36%.

29.5GW AVERAGEWind9.09 GW28%Hydro0.33 GW1%Biomass0.58 GW2%Solar2.56 GW8%Gas14.25 GW43%Imports0.52 GW2%Nuclear5.67 GW17%29.5GW AVERAGE28%8%43%17%
Price
£121.04/MWh
Day average £121.04
Demand29.5GW
Generation 32.5Transfers −3.0
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables36%
Other21%
Carbon intensityModerate
177g/kWh
0Day average 177300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 17 May 2022, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 28%. Demand peaked at 36.4 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 177 g/kWh and the price £121.04/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.6 GW at 21:45. Solar generation peaked at 8.3 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (111 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (217 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £93.96/MWh at 22:30 to £149.07/MWh at 08:00. Gas made 44% 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 2.567.8%Wind 9.0927.5%Gas 14.2543.2%Hydro 0.331.0%Biomass 0.581.8%Nuclear 5.6717.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.5avgGeneration 32.5avgTransfers −3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.4GW · 12:05
Low 20.4 · 03:55Avg 29.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain110%of demand
Generation 32.5Transfers −3.0 GW
Net exports71GWh
In
10 Out
81
Zero-carbon share54%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 28%Solar 8%

Transfers · Tue 17 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 17 May 2022, Great Britain imported 10 GWh and exported 81 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (10 GWh), and the most exports went to France (42 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 17 May
Imported
10GWh
Exported
81GWh
Net out
71GWh
Average net flow
2.96GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.96GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 23.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.74GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 41.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.39GWImporting

In 9.6 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.65GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 15.5 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 3.0 GWhPumped 4.9 GWh

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