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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 23 May 2022

On Monday 23 May, demand averaged 28.1 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

28.1GW AVERAGEWind3.47 GW12%Hydro0.37 GW1%Biomass1.58 GW5%Solar1.61 GW5%Gas16.06 GW54%Imports1.59 GW5%Nuclear5.05 GW17%28.1GW AVERAGE12%54%17%
Price
£160.69/MWh
Day average £160.69
Demand28.1GW
Generation 28.1Transfers −0.1
Fossil fuels54%
Renewables18%
Other28%
Carbon intensityHigh
226g/kWh
0Day average 226300
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Key moments

On Monday 23 May 2022, gas supplied 54% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 34.2 GW at 17:35. Carbon intensity averaged 226 g/kWh and the price £160.69/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.7 GW at 00:10. Solar generation peaked at 4.3 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (195 g/kWh) and highest at 05:30 (253 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £122.12/MWh at 23:00 to £204.54/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 57% 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 1.615.4%Wind 3.4711.7%Gas 16.0654.0%Hydro 0.371.2%Biomass 1.585.3%Nuclear 5.0517.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.1avgGeneration 28.1avgTransfers −0.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.2GW · 17:35
Low 19.0 · 03:45Avg 28.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 28.1Transfers −0.1 GW
Net exports7GWh
In
30 Out
37
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 12%Solar 6%

Transfers · Mon 23 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 23 May 2022, Great Britain imported 30 GWh and exported 37 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (12 GWh), and the most exports went to France (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 23 May
Imported
30GWh
Exported
37GWh
Net out
7GWh
Average net flow
0.30GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.13GWExporting

In 3.6 GWhOut 6.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.15GWExporting

In 9.2 GWhOut 12.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.10GWExporting

In 0.9 GWhOut 3.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.24GWExporting

In 4.9 GWhOut 10.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.33GWImporting

In 11.7 GWhOut 3.6 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.23GWGenerating

Generated 8.1 GWhPumped 2.6 GWh

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