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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 6 May 2023

On Saturday 6 May, demand averaged 26.1 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

26.1GW AVERAGEWind4.05 GW15%Hydro0.13 GW0%Biomass0.72 GW3%Solar1.27 GW5%Gas11.96 GW44%Imports5.22 GW19%Nuclear3.57 GW13%26.1GW AVERAGE15%44%19%13%
Price
£93.90/MWh
Day average £93.90
Demand26.1GW
Generation 21.7Transfers 4.4
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables20%
Other35%
Carbon intensityModerate
193g/kWh
0Day average 193300
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Key moments

On Saturday 6 May 2023, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 15%. Demand peaked at 30.7 GW at 12:55. Carbon intensity averaged 193 g/kWh and the price £93.90/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.0 GW at 23:45. Solar generation peaked at 3.5 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (128 g/kWh) and highest at 04:00 (241 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £73.74/MWh at 01:00 to £115.85/MWh at 09:30. Gas made 55% 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 1.274.7%Wind 4.0515.0%Gas 11.9644.4%Hydro 0.130.5%Biomass 0.722.7%Nuclear 3.5713.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.1avgGeneration 21.7avgTransfers 4.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.7GW · 12:55
Low 19.4 · 04:50Avg 26.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain83%of demand
Generation 21.7Transfers 4.4 GW
Net imports105GWh
In
121 Out
16
Zero-carbon share42%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 19%Solar 6%

Transfers · Sat 6 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 6 May 2023, Great Britain imported 121 GWh and exported 16 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (65 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (16 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 6 May
Imported
121GWh
Exported
16GWh
Net in
105GWh
Average net flow
4.37GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.46GWImporting

In 11.3 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.71GWImporting

In 65.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.67GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 16.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.56GWImporting

In 13.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.30GWImporting

In 31.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 4.2 GWhPumped 4.5 GWh

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