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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 26 May 2023

On Friday 26 May, demand averaged 26.9 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

26.9GW AVERAGEWind3.24 GW12%Hydro0.13 GW0%Biomass0.75 GW3%Solar3.59 GW13%Gas9.58 GW34%Imports5.43 GW19%Nuclear5.22 GW19%26.9GW AVERAGE12%13%34%19%19%
Price
£61.47/MWh
Day average £61.47
Demand26.9GW
Generation 22.5Transfers 4.4
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables25%
Other41%
Carbon intensityModerate
145g/kWh
0Day average 145300
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Key moments

On Friday 26 May 2023, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 32.7 GW at 12:10. Carbon intensity averaged 145 g/kWh and the price £61.47/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.5 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 10.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:00 (93 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (198 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £40.11/MWh at 15:00 to £87.97/MWh at 06:30. Gas made 43% 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 3.5912.8%Wind 3.2411.6%Gas 9.5834.3%Hydro 0.130.4%Biomass 0.752.7%Nuclear 5.2218.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.9avgGeneration 22.5avgTransfers 4.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.7GW · 12:10
Low 19.5 · 04:00Avg 26.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain84%of demand
Generation 22.5Transfers 4.4 GW
Net imports105GWh
In
129 Out
24
Zero-carbon share54%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 14%Solar 16%

Transfers · Fri 26 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 26 May 2023, Great Britain imported 129 GWh and exported 24 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (85 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 26 May
Imported
129GWh
Exported
24GWh
Net in
105GWh
Average net flow
4.37GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.41GWImporting

In 11.5 GWhOut 1.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.53GWImporting

In 84.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.91GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 21.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.05GWImporting

In 1.5 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.30GWImporting

In 31.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWGenerating

Generated 1.5 GWhPumped 1.1 GWh

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