All interconnectors
Wed 31 May- Imported
- 126GWh
- Exported
- 29GWh
- Net in
- 97GWh
- Average net flow
- 4.03GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 31 May 2023
On Wednesday 31 May, demand averaged 27.2 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.
Price
£71.97/MWh
Day average £71.97
Demand27.2GW
Generation 23.2Transfers 4.0
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables27%
Other40%
Carbon intensityModerate
142g/kWh
0Day average 142300
Key moments
On Wednesday 31 May 2023, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 32.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 142 g/kWh and the price £71.97/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.3 GW at 19:35. Solar generation peaked at 6.7 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (116 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (174 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £49.91/MWh at 02:30 to £94.46/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 40% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 36% across 2023.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 2.047.2%Wind 5.6519.8%Gas 9.3833.0%Hydro 0.120.4%Biomass 0.752.6%Nuclear 5.2518.4%
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£67.54
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Demand 22.5Generation 19.9Transfers 2.6
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Demand 27.2avgGeneration 23.2avgTransfers 4.0avg
Peak demand32.8GW · 12:30
Low 19.4 · 04:45Avg 27.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain85%of demand
Generation 23.2Transfers 4.0 GW
Net imports97GWh
In126
Out29
Zero-carbon share56%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 24%Solar 9%
Transfers · Wed 31 May
Interconnectors and storage
On Wednesday 31 May 2023, Great Britain imported 126 GWh and exported 29 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (78 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.38GWImporting
-2
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2
4
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In 10.4 GWhOut 1.2 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
0
2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage3.24GWImporting
-2
0
2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 77.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.94GWExporting
-2
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2
4
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In 0.0 GWhOut 22.4 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.23GWImporting
-2
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4
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In 11.3 GWhOut 5.7 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage1.11GWImporting
-2
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4
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In 26.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.03GWPumping
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Generated 0.8 GWhPumped 1.6 GWh
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