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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 28 May 2022

On Saturday 28 May, demand averaged 25.5 GW. Renewables supplied 39%.

25.5GW AVERAGEWind7.60 GW28%Hydro0.38 GW1%Biomass0.36 GW1%Solar2.66 GW10%Gas9.50 GW35%Imports1.83 GW7%Nuclear5.15 GW19%25.5GW AVERAGE28%10%35%19%
Price
£147.24/MWh
Day average £147.24
Demand25.5GW
Generation 25.6Transfers −0.1
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables39%
Other27%
Carbon intensityModerate
145g/kWh
0Day average 145300
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Key moments

On Saturday 28 May 2022, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 28%. Demand peaked at 29.5 GW at 12:10. Carbon intensity averaged 145 g/kWh and the price £147.24/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.6 GW at 00:15. Solar generation peaked at 6.9 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (113 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (184 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £95.01/MWh at 00:30 to £177.16/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 37% 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 2.669.7%Wind 7.6027.6%Gas 9.5034.6%Hydro 0.381.4%Biomass 0.361.3%Nuclear 5.1518.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.5avgGeneration 25.6avgTransfers −0.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand29.5GW · 12:10
Low 19.1 · 04:55Avg 25.50–30 GW
Made in Great Britain101%of demand
Generation 25.6Transfers −0.1 GW
Net exports4GWh
In
42 Out
46
Zero-carbon share62%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 30%Solar 10%

Transfers · Sat 28 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 28 May 2022, Great Britain imported 42 GWh and exported 46 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Belgium (23 GWh), and the most exports went to France (35 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 28 May
Imported
42GWh
Exported
46GWh
Net out
4GWh
Average net flow
0.17GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.96GWImporting

In 23.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.43GWExporting

In 1.0 GWhOut 35.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.15GWExporting

In 1.4 GWhOut 5.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.30GWImporting

In 12.9 GWhOut 5.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.16GWImporting

In 3.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWGenerating

Generated 1.8 GWhPumped 0.9 GWh

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