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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 24 May 2023

On Wednesday 24 May, demand averaged 27.7 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

27.7GW AVERAGEWind5.25 GW18%Hydro0.13 GW0%Biomass0.22 GW1%Solar3.64 GW13%Gas10.83 GW37%Coal0.00 GW0%Imports3.68 GW13%Nuclear5.28 GW18%27.7GW AVERAGE18%13%37%13%18%
Price
£68.16/MWh
Day average £68.16
Demand27.7GW
Generation 25.4Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables31%
Other32%
Carbon intensityModerate
153g/kWh
0Day average 153300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 24 May 2023, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 33.3 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity averaged 153 g/kWh and the price £68.16/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.4 GW at 10:10. Solar generation peaked at 10.5 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (109 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (207 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £45.98/MWh at 01:00 to £92.01/MWh at 19:30. Gas made 43% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 36% across 2023.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 3.6412.5%Wind 5.2518.1%Gas 10.8337.3%Hydro 0.130.4%Biomass 0.220.7%Nuclear 5.2818.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.7avgGeneration 25.4avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.3GW · 13:00
Low 18.9 · 04:20Avg 27.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 25.4Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports60GWh
In
85 Out
26
Zero-carbon share56%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 21%Solar 14%

Transfers · Wed 24 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 24 May 2023, Great Britain imported 85 GWh and exported 26 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (54 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 24 May
Imported
85GWh
Exported
26GWh
Net in
60GWh
Average net flow
2.48GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.26GWExporting

In 0.9 GWhOut 7.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.26GWImporting

In 54.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.78GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.26GWImporting

In 30.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 2.8 GWhPumped 5.1 GWh

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