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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 1 July 2022

On Friday 1 July, demand averaged 27.0 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

27.0GW AVERAGEWind4.70 GW15%Hydro0.33 GW1%Biomass1.70 GW5%Solar2.26 GW7%Gas15.79 GW50%Coal0.46 GW1%Imports1.04 GW3%Nuclear5.06 GW16%27.0GW AVERAGE15%7%50%16%
Price
£222.22/MWh
Day average £222.22
Demand27.0GW
Generation 30.3Transfers −3.3
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables23%
Other25%
Carbon intensityHigh
234g/kWh
0Day average 234300
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Key moments

On Friday 1 July 2022, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 33.4 GW at 12:15. Carbon intensity averaged 234 g/kWh and the price £222.22/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.1 GW at 17:30. Solar generation peaked at 6.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 17:30 (189 g/kWh) and highest at 04:00 (282 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £185.11/MWh at 22:30 to £292.50/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 52% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 41% across 2022.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.267.2%Wind 4.7015.0%Gas 15.7950.4%Hydro 0.331.1%Biomass 1.705.4%Nuclear 5.0616.1%Coal 0.461.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.0avgGeneration 30.3avgTransfers −3.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.4GW · 12:15
Low 19.4 · 04:55Avg 27.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain112%of demand
Generation 30.3Transfers −3.3 GW
Net exports77GWh
In
21 Out
98
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 16%Solar 7%

Transfers · Fri 1 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 1 July 2022, Great Britain imported 21 GWh and exported 98 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (10 GWh), and the most exports went to France (69 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 1 Jul
Imported
21GWh
Exported
98GWh
Net out
77GWh
Average net flow
3.22GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.70GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 16.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.87GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 68.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.42GWImporting

In 10.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.24GWExporting

In 3.8 GWhOut 9.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.17GWImporting

In 7.1 GWhOut 3.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 4.0 GWhPumped 5.6 GWh

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