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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 7 May 2023

On Sunday 7 May, demand averaged 25.0 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

25.0GW AVERAGEWind4.16 GW16%Hydro0.16 GW1%Biomass0.85 GW3%Solar2.42 GW9%Gas7.69 GW30%Imports6.71 GW26%Nuclear3.57 GW14%25.0GW AVERAGE16%9%30%26%14%
Price
£85.46/MWh
Day average £85.46
Demand25.0GW
Generation 18.9Transfers 6.2
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables26%
Other44%
Carbon intensityModerate
143g/kWh
0Day average 143300
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Key moments

On Sunday 7 May 2023, gas supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 16%. Demand peaked at 30.3 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 143 g/kWh and the price £85.46/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.0 GW at 23:00. Solar generation peaked at 7.9 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 15:00 (108 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (168 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £66.19/MWh at 16:00 to £111.64/MWh at 10:00. Gas made 41% 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 2.429.5%Wind 4.1616.3%Gas 7.6930.1%Hydro 0.160.6%Biomass 0.853.3%Nuclear 3.5714.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.0avgGeneration 18.9avgTransfers 6.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.3GW · 12:00
Low 19.0 · 05:40Avg 25.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain75%of demand
Generation 18.9Transfers 6.2 GW
Net imports153GWh
In
159 Out
6
Zero-carbon share55%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 22%Solar 13%

Transfers · Sun 7 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 7 May 2023, Great Britain imported 159 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (88 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 7 May
Imported
159GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
153GWh
Average net flow
6.36GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.73GWImporting

In 17.6 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.65GWImporting

In 87.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.01GWImporting

In 5.8 GWhOut 5.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.58GWImporting

In 14.7 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.39GWImporting

In 33.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWPumping

Generated 1.9 GWhPumped 6.1 GWh

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