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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 16 May 2023

On Tuesday 16 May, demand averaged 29.1 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

29.1GW AVERAGEWind6.95 GW23%Hydro0.12 GW0%Biomass0.74 GW2%Solar3.09 GW10%Gas9.60 GW32%Imports6.22 GW20%Nuclear3.63 GW12%29.1GW AVERAGE23%10%32%20%12%
Price
£76.74/MWh
Day average £76.74
Demand29.1GW
Generation 24.1Transfers 5.0
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables33%
Other35%
Carbon intensityModerate
143g/kWh
0Day average 143300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 16 May 2023, gas supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 23%. Demand peaked at 35.5 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 143 g/kWh and the price £76.74/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.8 GW at 12:30. Solar generation peaked at 8.7 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (97 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (212 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £58.47/MWh at 11:00 to £115.26/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 40% 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 3.0910.2%Wind 6.9522.9%Gas 9.6031.6%Hydro 0.120.4%Biomass 0.742.4%Nuclear 3.6312.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.1avgGeneration 24.1avgTransfers 5.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.5GW · 12:30
Low 20.4 · 04:25Avg 29.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain83%of demand
Generation 24.1Transfers 5.0 GW
Net imports126GWh
In
148 Out
22
Zero-carbon share57%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 29%Solar 13%

Transfers · Tue 16 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 16 May 2023, Great Britain imported 148 GWh and exported 22 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (86 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 16 May
Imported
148GWh
Exported
22GWh
Net in
126GWh
Average net flow
5.26GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.60GWImporting

In 15.2 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.59GWImporting

In 86.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.84GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 20.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.62GWImporting

In 15.4 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.30GWImporting

In 31.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.29GWPumping

Generated 1.2 GWhPumped 8.2 GWh

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