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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 5 May 2023

On Friday 5 May, demand averaged 28.7 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

28.7GW AVERAGEWind7.63 GW26%Hydro0.13 GW0%Biomass1.19 GW4%Solar1.97 GW7%Gas10.68 GW36%Imports4.18 GW14%Nuclear3.67 GW12%28.7GW AVERAGE26%36%14%12%
Price
£86.70/MWh
Day average £86.70
Demand28.7GW
Generation 25.3Transfers 3.4
Fossil fuels36%
Renewables33%
Other31%
Carbon intensityModerate
159g/kWh
0Day average 159300
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Key moments

On Friday 5 May 2023, gas supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 26%. Demand peaked at 34.4 GW at 11:35. Carbon intensity averaged 159 g/kWh and the price £86.70/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.2 GW at 01:15. Solar generation peaked at 6.5 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:30 (95 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (215 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £60.44/MWh at 11:30 to £112.74/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 42% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 36% across 2023.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.976.7%Wind 7.6325.9%Gas 10.6836.3%Hydro 0.130.4%Biomass 1.194.0%Nuclear 3.6712.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.7avgGeneration 25.3avgTransfers 3.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.4GW · 11:35
Low 21.3 · 04:00Avg 28.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 25.3Transfers 3.4 GW
Net imports81GWh
In
95 Out
14
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 30%Solar 8%

Transfers · Fri 5 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 5 May 2023, Great Britain imported 95 GWh and exported 14 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (56 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 5 May
Imported
95GWh
Exported
14GWh
Net in
81GWh
Average net flow
3.39GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.13GWImporting

In 4.1 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.32GWImporting

In 55.8 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.53GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 12.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.36GWImporting

In 9.1 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.10GWImporting

In 26.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 5.0 GWhPumped 4.8 GWh

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