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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 31 May 2022

On Tuesday 31 May, demand averaged 28.3 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

28.3GW AVERAGEWind2.58 GW8%Hydro0.38 GW1%Biomass2.42 GW8%Solar2.24 GW7%Gas18.22 GW57%Imports0.95 GW3%Nuclear5.14 GW16%28.3GW AVERAGE8%8%7%57%16%
Price
£155.26/MWh
Day average £155.26
Demand28.3GW
Generation 31.0Transfers −2.7
Fossil fuels57%
Renewables16%
Other27%
Carbon intensityHigh
241g/kWh
0Day average 241300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 31 May 2022, gas supplied 57% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 34.9 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 241 g/kWh and the price £155.26/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 14:45. Solar generation peaked at 6.5 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 15:00 (211 g/kWh) and highest at 05:00 (267 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £119.38/MWh at 04:00 to £202.21/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 59% 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 2.247.0%Wind 2.588.1%Gas 18.2257.1%Hydro 0.381.2%Biomass 2.427.6%Nuclear 5.1416.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.3avgGeneration 31.0avgTransfers −2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.9GW · 12:30
Low 20.2 · 04:55Avg 28.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain109%of demand
Generation 31.0Transfers −2.7 GW
Net exports58GWh
In
19 Out
78
Zero-carbon share33%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 8%Solar 7%

Transfers · Tue 31 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 31 May 2022, Great Britain imported 19 GWh and exported 78 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (13 GWh), and the most exports went to France (50 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 31 May
Imported
19GWh
Exported
78GWh
Net out
58GWh
Average net flow
2.43GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.48GWExporting

In 1.6 GWhOut 13.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.10GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 50.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.01GWExporting

In 2.1 GWhOut 2.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.39GWExporting

In 2.6 GWhOut 12.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.55GWImporting

In 13.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.23GWPumping

Generated 3.5 GWhPumped 9.1 GWh

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