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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 8 May 2023

On Monday 8 May, demand averaged 25.9 GW. Renewables supplied 35%.

25.9GW AVERAGEWind8.16 GW30%Hydro0.17 GW1%Biomass1.27 GW5%Solar1.01 GW4%Gas8.10 GW30%Imports4.69 GW17%Nuclear3.57 GW13%25.9GW AVERAGE30%30%17%13%
Price
£93.37/MWh
Day average £93.37
Demand25.9GW
Generation 22.3Transfers 3.6
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables35%
Other35%
Carbon intensityModerate
134g/kWh
0Day average 134300
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Key moments

On Monday 8 May 2023, wind supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 30%. Demand peaked at 31.2 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 134 g/kWh and the price £93.37/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.6 GW at 12:05. Solar generation peaked at 2.9 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:00 (104 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (163 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £48.70/MWh at 08:00 to £136.63/MWh at 19:00. Wind made 37% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 33% across 2023.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.013.7%Wind 8.1630.2%Gas 8.1030.0%Hydro 0.170.6%Biomass 1.274.7%Nuclear 3.5713.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.9avgGeneration 22.3avgTransfers 3.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.2GW · 17:20
Low 18.5 · 05:20Avg 25.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 22.3Transfers 3.6 GW
Net imports87GWh
In
108 Out
21
Zero-carbon share58%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 37%Solar 5%

Transfers · Mon 8 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 8 May 2023, Great Britain imported 108 GWh and exported 21 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (67 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 8 May
Imported
108GWh
Exported
21GWh
Net in
87GWh
Average net flow
3.63GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.05GWImporting

In 4.4 GWhOut 3.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.77GWImporting

In 66.6 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.61GWExporting

In 0.6 GWhOut 15.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.20GWImporting

In 7.7 GWhOut 2.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.21GWImporting

In 29.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 4.2 GWhPumped 4.5 GWh

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