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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 29 May 2022

On Sunday 29 May, demand averaged 24.6 GW. Renewables supplied 34%.

24.6GW AVERAGEWind6.15 GW24%Hydro0.40 GW2%Biomass0.47 GW2%Solar2.07 GW8%Gas8.36 GW33%Imports2.63 GW10%Nuclear5.14 GW20%24.6GW AVERAGE24%8%33%10%20%
Price
£148.28/MWh
Day average £148.28
Demand24.6GW
Generation 22.6Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables34%
Other33%
Carbon intensityLow
141g/kWh
0Day average 141300
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Key moments

On Sunday 29 May 2022, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 29.6 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 141 g/kWh and the price £148.28/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.6 GW at 07:50. Solar generation peaked at 5.1 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 07:30 (91 g/kWh) and highest at 23:30 (243 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £93.49/MWh at 03:30 to £210.48/MWh at 23:00. 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 2.078.2%Wind 6.1524.4%Gas 8.3633.1%Hydro 0.401.6%Biomass 0.471.9%Nuclear 5.1420.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.6avgGeneration 22.6avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand29.6GW · 17:25
Low 18.1 · 05:15Avg 24.60–30 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 22.6Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports48GWh
In
58 Out
10
Zero-carbon share61%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 2%Wind 27%Solar 9%

Transfers · Sun 29 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 29 May 2022, Great Britain imported 58 GWh and exported 10 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (30 GWh), and the most exports went to France (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 29 May
Imported
58GWh
Exported
10GWh
Net in
48GWh
Average net flow
1.99GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.63GWImporting

In 16.1 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.02GWImporting

In 30.3 GWhOut 6.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWExporting

In 0.6 GWhOut 2.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.42GWImporting

In 10.9 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWGenerating

Generated 5.3 GWhPumped 4.3 GWh

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