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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 24 May 2022

On Tuesday 24 May, demand averaged 29.0 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

29.0GW AVERAGEWind6.47 GW20%Hydro0.34 GW1%Biomass1.90 GW6%Solar2.62 GW8%Gas14.01 GW44%Imports1.21 GW4%Nuclear5.15 GW16%29.0GW AVERAGE20%8%44%16%
Price
£133.38/MWh
Day average £133.38
Demand29.0GW
Generation 30.5Transfers −1.5
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables30%
Other26%
Carbon intensityModerate
188g/kWh
0Day average 188300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 24 May 2022, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 35.7 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 188 g/kWh and the price £133.38/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.8 GW at 06:30. Solar generation peaked at 7.5 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (155 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (226 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £80.45/MWh at 15:00 to £189.39/MWh at 08:30. Gas made 46% 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 2.628.3%Wind 6.4720.4%Gas 14.0144.2%Hydro 0.341.1%Biomass 1.906.0%Nuclear 5.1516.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.0avgGeneration 30.5avgTransfers −1.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.7GW · 11:30
Low 20.0 · 03:55Avg 29.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain105%of demand
Generation 30.5Transfers −1.5 GW
Net exports36GWh
In
26 Out
62
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 21%Solar 9%

Transfers · Tue 24 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 24 May 2022, Great Britain imported 26 GWh and exported 62 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (9 GWh), and the most exports went to France (45 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 24 May
Imported
26GWh
Exported
62GWh
Net out
36GWh
Average net flow
1.52GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.11GWExporting

In 4.6 GWhOut 7.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.87GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 45.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.28GWImporting

In 7.9 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.21GWExporting

In 3.6 GWhOut 8.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.39GWImporting

In 9.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 3.5 GWhPumped 3.5 GWh

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