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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 22 May 2024

On Wednesday 22 May, demand averaged 28.6 GW. Renewables supplied 34%.

28.6GW AVERAGEWind8.77 GW29%Hydro0.17 GW1%Biomass1.51 GW5%Solar1.16 GW4%Gas6.70 GW22%Coal0.16 GW1%Imports6.68 GW22%Nuclear4.69 GW16%28.6GW AVERAGE29%22%22%16%
Price
£70.39/MWh
Day average £70.39
Demand28.6GW
Generation 23.1Transfers 5.5
Fossil fuels22%
Renewables34%
Other43%
Carbon intensityModerate
113g/kWh
0Day average 113300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 22 May 2024, wind supplied 29% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 22%. Demand peaked at 35.1 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 113 g/kWh and the price £70.39/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.4 GW at 18:45. Solar generation peaked at 3.7 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (49 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (164 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £38.23/MWh at 23:30 to £91.41/MWh at 10:30. Wind made 38% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 35% across 2024.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.163.9%Wind 8.7729.4%Gas 6.7022.5%Hydro 0.170.6%Biomass 1.515.0%Nuclear 4.6915.7%Coal 0.160.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.6avgGeneration 23.1avgTransfers 5.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.1GW · 17:25
Low 20.3 · 03:10Avg 28.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain81%of demand
Generation 23.1Transfers 5.5 GW
Net imports138GWh
In
159 Out
21
Zero-carbon share64%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 38%Solar 5%

Transfers · Wed 22 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 22 May 2024, Great Britain imported 159 GWh and exported 21 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (68 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 22 May
Imported
159GWh
Exported
21GWh
Net in
138GWh
Average net flow
5.74GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.86GWImporting

In 20.9 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.81GWImporting

In 24.4 GWhOut 4.9 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.83GWImporting

In 67.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.19GWExporting

In 3.0 GWhOut 7.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.04GWImporting

In 9.3 GWhOut 8.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.26GWPumping

Generated 1.3 GWhPumped 7.6 GWh

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