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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 22 May 2023

On Monday 22 May, demand averaged 27.3 GW. Renewables supplied 43%.

27.3GW AVERAGEWind9.36 GW33%Hydro0.14 GW0%Biomass0.15 GW1%Solar2.89 GW10%Gas8.28 GW29%Imports2.66 GW9%Nuclear5.08 GW18%27.3GW AVERAGE33%10%29%9%18%
Price
£83.94/MWh
Day average £83.94
Demand27.3GW
Generation 25.9Transfers 1.4
Fossil fuels29%
Renewables43%
Other28%
Carbon intensityModerate
117g/kWh
0Day average 117300
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Key moments

On Monday 22 May 2023, wind supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 29%. Demand peaked at 33.4 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 117 g/kWh and the price £83.94/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.4 GW at 18:20. Solar generation peaked at 8.7 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (76 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (140 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £64.85/MWh at 03:30 to £114.92/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 36% 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 2.8910.1%Wind 9.3632.8%Gas 8.2829.0%Hydro 0.140.5%Biomass 0.150.5%Nuclear 5.0817.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.3avgGeneration 25.9avgTransfers 1.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.4GW · 12:05
Low 18.7 · 04:45Avg 27.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 25.9Transfers 1.4 GW
Net imports30GWh
In
60 Out
30
Zero-carbon share67%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 36%Solar 11%

Transfers · Mon 22 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 22 May 2023, Great Britain imported 60 GWh and exported 30 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (31 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 22 May
Imported
60GWh
Exported
30GWh
Net in
30GWh
Average net flow
1.27GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.41GWExporting

In 2.4 GWhOut 12.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.26GWImporting

In 30.5 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.57GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 13.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.15GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 3.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.13GWImporting

In 27.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWGenerating

Generated 3.6 GWhPumped 1.4 GWh

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