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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 26 May 2022

On Thursday 26 May, demand averaged 29.5 GW. Renewables supplied 52%.

29.5GW AVERAGEWind15.19 GW46%Hydro0.23 GW1%Biomass0.63 GW2%Solar1.74 GW5%Gas7.33 GW22%Imports2.52 GW8%Nuclear5.15 GW16%29.5GW AVERAGE46%22%8%16%
Price
£95.75/MWh
Day average £95.75
Demand29.5GW
Generation 30.3Transfers −0.7
Fossil fuels22%
Renewables52%
Other25%
Carbon intensityLow
98g/kWh
0Day average 98300
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Key moments

On Thursday 26 May 2022, wind supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 22%. Demand peaked at 36.1 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 98 g/kWh and the price £95.75/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 19.2 GW at 16:05. Solar generation peaked at 4.5 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (68 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (136 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £64.79/MWh at 01:30 to £119.37/MWh at 06:30. Wind made 50% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 28% across 2022.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.745.3%Wind 15.1946.3%Gas 7.3322.3%Hydro 0.230.7%Biomass 0.631.9%Nuclear 5.1515.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.5avgGeneration 30.3avgTransfers −0.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.1GW · 12:05
Low 20.2 · 04:40Avg 29.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain102%of demand
Generation 30.3Transfers −0.7 GW
Net exports17GWh
In
57 Out
74
Zero-carbon share74%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 50%Solar 6%

Transfers · Thu 26 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 26 May 2022, Great Britain imported 57 GWh and exported 74 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Belgium (22 GWh), and the most exports went to France (68 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 26 May
Imported
57GWh
Exported
74GWh
Net out
17GWh
Average net flow
0.70GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.84GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 68.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.18GWImporting

In 6.0 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.41GWImporting

In 14.2 GWhOut 4.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.62GWImporting

In 14.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 3.2 GWhPumped 4.2 GWh

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