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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 19 May 2023

On Friday 19 May, demand averaged 27.8 GW. Renewables supplied 19%.

27.8GW AVERAGEWind3.30 GW11%Hydro0.16 GW1%Biomass0.41 GW1%Solar2.18 GW8%Gas12.57 GW43%Imports6.26 GW22%Nuclear4.08 GW14%27.8GW AVERAGE11%8%43%22%14%
Price
£82.76/MWh
Day average £82.76
Demand27.8GW
Generation 22.7Transfers 5.1
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables19%
Other37%
Carbon intensityModerate
183g/kWh
0Day average 183300
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Key moments

On Friday 19 May 2023, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 14%. Demand peaked at 33.5 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 183 g/kWh and the price £82.76/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.5 GW at 20:50. Solar generation peaked at 5.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (126 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (215 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £60.27/MWh at 01:30 to £124.77/MWh at 09:00. 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 2.187.5%Wind 3.3011.4%Gas 12.5743.4%Hydro 0.160.5%Biomass 0.411.4%Nuclear 4.0814.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.8avgGeneration 22.7avgTransfers 5.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.5GW · 12:05
Low 20.2 · 04:00Avg 27.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain82%of demand
Generation 22.7Transfers 5.1 GW
Net imports120GWh
In
147 Out
27
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 15%Solar 10%

Transfers · Fri 19 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 19 May 2023, Great Britain imported 147 GWh and exported 27 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (89 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 19 May
Imported
147GWh
Exported
27GWh
Net in
120GWh
Average net flow
4.99GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.56GWImporting

In 16.1 GWhOut 2.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.71GWImporting

In 89.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.82GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 19.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.49GWImporting

In 16.9 GWhOut 5.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.05GWImporting

In 25.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWGenerating

Generated 3.0 GWhPumped 0.9 GWh

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