UK electricity in May 2022
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in May 2022.
In May 2022, gas made 43% of Britain's electricity, then wind (24%). Renewables made 35%, against 33% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 182 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, May 2022
GWh a day
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- Nuclear
- Gas
- Hydro
- Imports
- Biomass
- Pumped storage
- Wind
- Solar
- Coal
- Other
Share of electricity, by source
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Carbon intensity
g CO₂ per kWh, daily average
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May 2022 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 10.2 TWh | 43.3% |
| Wind | 5,733 GWh | 24.3% |
| Nuclear | 4,071 GWh | 17.2% |
| Solar | 1,622 GWh | 6.9% |
| Biomass | 796 GWh | 3.4% |
| Imports | 573 GWh | 2.4% |
| Hydro | 225 GWh | 1.0% |
| Other | 201 GWh | 0.9% |
| Pumped storage | 161 GWh | 0.7% |
| Coal | 7.2 GWh | 0.0% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 35.5% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 52.7% |
Standout days
- Windiest day358.5 GWh of windThu, 26 May 2022
- Highest wind share45.7%Thu, 26 May 2022
- Sunniest day78.7 GWh of solarFri, 27 May 2022
- Cleanest day90 g/kWh averageFri, 27 May 2022
- Dirtiest day256 g/kWh averageMon, 2 May 2022
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 May | 723 GWh | 8% | 59% | 20% | 4% | 244 g |
| Mon 2 May | 745 GWh | 5% | 61% | 20% | 4% | 256 g |
| Tue 3 May | 781 GWh | 5% | 58% | 20% | 4% | 250 g |
| Wed 4 May | 841 GWh | 15% | 53% | 18% | 5% | 227 g |
| Thu 5 May | 834 GWh | 11% | 53% | 18% | 7% | 228 g |
| Fri 6 May | 833 GWh | 19% | 50% | 18% | 6% | 207 g |
| Sat 7 May | 712 GWh | 7% | 62% | 18% | 8% | 252 g |
| Sun 8 May | 706 GWh | 18% | 48% | 18% | 10% | 202 g |
| Mon 9 May | 829 GWh | 33% | 38% | 15% | 7% | 160 g |
| Tue 10 May | 804 GWh | 44% | 28% | 16% | 7% | 116 g |
| Wed 11 May | 804 GWh | 37% | 34% | 16% | 5% | 141 g |
| Thu 12 May | 809 GWh | 32% | 38% | 16% | 7% | 158 g |
| Fri 13 May | 799 GWh | 45% | 24% | 16% | 8% | 107 g |
| Sat 14 May | 706 GWh | 12% | 52% | 18% | 11% | 215 g |
| Sun 15 May | 713 GWh | 28% | 42% | 18% | 5% | 181 g |
| Mon 16 May | 802 GWh | 31% | 41% | 17% | 5% | 166 g |
| Tue 17 May | 796 GWh | 27% | 43% | 17% | 8% | 177 g |
| Wed 18 May | 785 GWh | 34% | 36% | 17% | 8% | 144 g |
| Thu 19 May | 786 GWh | 21% | 48% | 17% | 9% | 194 g |
| Fri 20 May | 783 GWh | 26% | 48% | 17% | 5% | 195 g |
| Sat 21 May | 693 GWh | 28% | 39% | 17% | 9% | 162 g |
| Sun 22 May | 702 GWh | 26% | 42% | 17% | 9% | 176 g |
| Mon 23 May | 721 GWh | 11% | 53% | 17% | 5% | 225 g |
| Tue 24 May | 765 GWh | 20% | 44% | 16% | 8% | 188 g |
| Wed 25 May | 803 GWh | 44% | 27% | 15% | 5% | 121 g |
| Thu 26 May | 784 GWh | 46% | 22% | 16% | 5% | 98 g |
| Fri 27 May | 777 GWh | 44% | 21% | 16% | 10% | 90 g |
| Sat 28 May | 655 GWh | 28% | 33% | 19% | 10% | 142 g |
| Sun 29 May | 628 GWh | 24% | 34% | 20% | 8% | 144 g |
| Mon 30 May | 720 GWh | 8% | 58% | 17% | 6% | 243 g |
| Tue 31 May | 773 GWh | 8% | 57% | 16% | 7% | 240 g |