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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 19 May 2022

On Thursday 19 May, demand averaged 29.0 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

29.0GW AVERAGEWind6.92 GW21%Hydro0.36 GW1%Biomass0.69 GW2%Solar2.81 GW9%Gas15.59 GW48%Imports0.45 GW1%Nuclear5.63 GW17%29.0GW AVERAGE21%9%48%17%
Price
£109.98/MWh
Day average £109.98
Demand29.0GW
Generation 32.0Transfers −3.0
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables31%
Other21%
Carbon intensityModerate
195g/kWh
0Day average 195300
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Key moments

On Thursday 19 May 2022, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 21%. Demand peaked at 36.1 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity averaged 195 g/kWh and the price £109.98/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.8 GW at 00:45. Solar generation peaked at 9.4 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (136 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (240 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £58.85/MWh at 00:00 to £181.34/MWh at 08:00. Gas made 49% 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 2.818.7%Wind 6.9221.3%Gas 15.5948.1%Hydro 0.361.1%Biomass 0.692.1%Nuclear 5.6317.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.0avgGeneration 32.0avgTransfers −3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.1GW · 13:00
Low 20.5 · 04:45Avg 29.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain110%of demand
Generation 32.0Transfers −3.0 GW
Net exports74GWh
In
5 Out
79
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 22%Solar 9%

Transfers · Thu 19 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 19 May 2022, Great Britain imported 5 GWh and exported 79 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (5 GWh), and the most exports went to France (39 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 19 May
Imported
5GWh
Exported
79GWh
Net out
74GWh
Average net flow
3.08GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.92GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.64GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 39.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.19GWImporting

In 4.7 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.71GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 17.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWGenerating

Generated 6.0 GWhPumped 3.0 GWh

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