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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 30 May 2022

On Monday 30 May, demand averaged 27.7 GW. Renewables supplied 15%.

27.7GW AVERAGEWind2.34 GW8%Hydro0.39 GW1%Biomass1.49 GW5%Solar1.72 GW6%Gas17.29 GW59%Imports1.12 GW4%Nuclear5.14 GW17%27.7GW AVERAGE8%59%17%
Price
£180.08/MWh
Day average £180.08
Demand27.7GW
Generation 28.4Transfers −0.7
Fossil fuels59%
Renewables15%
Other26%
Carbon intensityHigh
245g/kWh
0Day average 245300
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Key moments

On Monday 30 May 2022, gas supplied 59% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 34.0 GW at 13:10. Carbon intensity averaged 245 g/kWh and the price £180.08/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.7 GW at 17:00. Solar generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 10:00 (228 g/kWh) and highest at 23:00 (260 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £138.55/MWh at 23:30 to £219.26/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 61% 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 1.725.8%Wind 2.347.9%Gas 17.2958.6%Hydro 0.391.3%Biomass 1.495.1%Nuclear 5.1417.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.7avgGeneration 28.4avgTransfers −0.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.0GW · 13:10
Low 19.5 · 04:40Avg 27.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain103%of demand
Generation 28.4Transfers −0.7 GW
Net exports18GWh
In
22 Out
40
Zero-carbon share34%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 8%Solar 6%

Transfers · Mon 30 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 30 May 2022, Great Britain imported 22 GWh and exported 40 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (7 GWh), and the most exports went to France (24 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 30 May
Imported
22GWh
Exported
40GWh
Net out
18GWh
Average net flow
0.74GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.09GWExporting

In 4.0 GWhOut 6.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.88GWExporting

In 2.8 GWhOut 23.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.02GWExporting

In 1.8 GWhOut 2.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.03GWExporting

In 6.4 GWhOut 7.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.28GWImporting

In 6.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 5.1 GWhPumped 4.8 GWh

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