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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 22 May 2022

On Sunday 22 May, demand averaged 25.4 GW. Renewables supplied 37%.

25.4GW AVERAGEWind7.74 GW27%Hydro0.32 GW1%Biomass0.27 GW1%Solar2.62 GW9%Gas11.81 GW41%Imports1.02 GW4%Nuclear4.90 GW17%25.4GW AVERAGE27%9%41%17%
Price
£112.50/MWh
Day average £112.50
Demand25.4GW
Generation 27.7Transfers −2.2
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables37%
Other22%
Carbon intensityModerate
175g/kWh
0Day average 175300
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Key moments

On Sunday 22 May 2022, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 27%. Demand peaked at 30.8 GW at 12:45. Carbon intensity averaged 175 g/kWh and the price £112.50/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.7 GW at 18:55. Solar generation peaked at 8.1 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (116 g/kWh) and highest at 22:00 (214 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £84.49/MWh at 14:30 to £144.83/MWh at 17:30. 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 2.629.1%Wind 7.7427.0%Gas 11.8141.2%Hydro 0.321.1%Biomass 0.270.9%Nuclear 4.9017.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.4avgGeneration 27.7avgTransfers −2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.8GW · 12:45
Low 18.4 · 05:25Avg 25.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain109%of demand
Generation 27.7Transfers −2.2 GW
Net exports51GWh
In
22 Out
72
Zero-carbon share56%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 28%Solar 9%

Transfers · Sun 22 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 22 May 2022, Great Britain imported 22 GWh and exported 72 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (12 GWh), and the most exports went to France (33 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 22 May
Imported
22GWh
Exported
72GWh
Net out
51GWh
Average net flow
2.12GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.53GWExporting

In 3.7 GWhOut 16.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.38GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 33.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.52GWImporting

In 12.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.46GWExporting

In 5.1 GWhOut 16.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.28GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 6.8 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 2.9 GWhPumped 5.6 GWh

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