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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 11 May 2023

On Thursday 11 May, demand averaged 28.5 GW. Renewables supplied 14%.

28.5GW AVERAGEWind1.50 GW5%Hydro0.17 GW1%Biomass1.28 GW4%Solar2.33 GW8%Gas15.78 GW54%Imports4.64 GW16%Nuclear3.56 GW12%28.5GW AVERAGE8%54%16%12%
Price
£93.17/MWh
Day average £93.17
Demand28.5GW
Generation 24.6Transfers 3.9
Fossil fuels54%
Renewables14%
Other32%
Carbon intensityHigh
229g/kWh
0Day average 229300
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Key moments

On Thursday 11 May 2023, gas supplied 54% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 12%. Demand peaked at 34.8 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity averaged 229 g/kWh and the price £93.17/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.1 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 7.2 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (196 g/kWh) and highest at 04:30 (265 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £70.35/MWh at 15:30 to £145.40/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 64% 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 2.338.0%Wind 1.505.1%Gas 15.7853.9%Hydro 0.170.6%Biomass 1.284.4%Nuclear 3.5612.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.5avgGeneration 24.6avgTransfers 3.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.8GW · 13:00
Low 20.3 · 04:55Avg 28.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 24.6Transfers 3.9 GW
Net imports97GWh
In
106 Out
10
Zero-carbon share31%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 6%Solar 9%

Transfers · Thu 11 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 11 May 2023, Great Britain imported 106 GWh and exported 10 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (59 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 11 May
Imported
106GWh
Exported
10GWh
Net in
97GWh
Average net flow
4.03GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.03GWImporting

In 4.5 GWhOut 3.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.45GWImporting

In 58.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.24GWImporting

In 6.2 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.01GWImporting

In 5.7 GWhOut 5.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.30GWImporting

In 31.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWPumping

Generated 5.0 GWhPumped 8.1 GWh

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