All interconnectors
Mon 29 May- Imported
- 138GWh
- Exported
- 21GWh
- Net in
- 118GWh
- Average net flow
- 4.90GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 29 May 2023
On Monday 29 May, demand averaged 24.2 GW. Renewables supplied 37%.
Price
£37.26/MWh
Day average £37.26
Demand24.2GW
Generation 19.3Transfers 5.0
Fossil fuels16%
Renewables37%
Other47%
Carbon intensityLow
76g/kWh
0Day average 76300
Key moments
On Monday 29 May 2023, wind supplied 23% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 29.3 GW at 12:40. Carbon intensity averaged 76 g/kWh and the price £37.26/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.9 GW at 19:25. Solar generation peaked at 10.4 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (45 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (110 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£36.20/MWh at 14:30 to £82.88/MWh at 17:30. The price was below zero for 1.5 hours. Wind made 30% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 33% across 2023.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 3.5013.9%Wind 5.8123.1%Gas 3.9815.8%Hydro 0.100.4%Biomass 0.632.5%Nuclear 5.2420.8%
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Demand 21.2Generation 15.7Transfers 5.4
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Demand 24.2avgGeneration 19.3avgTransfers 5.0avg
Peak demand29.3GW · 12:40
Low 17.5 · 04:40Avg 24.20–30 GW
Made in Great Britain80%of demand
Generation 19.3Transfers 5.0 GW
Net imports118GWh
In138
Out21
Zero-carbon share76%of generation
Nuclear 27%Hydro 1%Wind 30%Solar 18%
Transfers · Mon 29 May
Interconnectors and storage
On Monday 29 May 2023, Great Britain imported 138 GWh and exported 21 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (81 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (20 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.56GWImporting
-2
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4
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In 13.5 GWhOut 0.1 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
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2
4
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage3.37GWImporting
-2
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2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 80.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.85GWExporting
-2
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4
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In 0.0 GWhOut 20.3 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.56GWImporting
-2
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4
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In 13.6 GWhOut 0.3 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage1.27GWImporting
-2
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In 30.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.05GWGenerating
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Generated 3.8 GWhPumped 2.5 GWh
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