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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 2 July 2022

On Saturday 2 July, demand averaged 25.1 GW. Renewables supplied 35%.

25.1GW AVERAGEWind8.17 GW27%Hydro0.23 GW1%Biomass1.26 GW4%Solar2.14 GW7%Gas11.83 GW40%Imports1.18 GW4%Nuclear5.06 GW17%25.1GW AVERAGE27%7%40%17%
Price
£174.49/MWh
Day average £174.49
Demand25.1GW
Generation 28.7Transfers −3.6
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables35%
Other25%
Carbon intensityModerate
174g/kWh
0Day average 174300
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Key moments

On Saturday 2 July 2022, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 27%. Demand peaked at 30.9 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 174 g/kWh and the price £174.49/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.9 GW at 11:55. Solar generation peaked at 6.0 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:00 (133 g/kWh) and highest at 22:00 (212 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £123.90/MWh at 10:00 to £230.95/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 41% 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 2.147.2%Wind 8.1727.3%Gas 11.8339.6%Hydro 0.230.8%Biomass 1.264.2%Nuclear 5.0616.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.1avgGeneration 28.7avgTransfers −3.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.9GW · 11:30
Low 18.3 · 04:45Avg 25.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain114%of demand
Generation 28.7Transfers −3.6 GW
Net exports81GWh
In
25 Out
106
Zero-carbon share54%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 28%Solar 7%

Transfers · Sat 2 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 2 July 2022, Great Britain imported 25 GWh and exported 106 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (12 GWh), and the most exports went to France (69 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 2 Jul
Imported
25GWh
Exported
106GWh
Net out
81GWh
Average net flow
3.37GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.69GWExporting

In 1.1 GWhOut 17.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.87GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 68.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.10GWImporting

In 5.4 GWhOut 3.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.15GWExporting

In 6.7 GWhOut 10.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.23GWImporting

In 12.0 GWhOut 6.4 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWPumping

Generated 3.2 GWhPumped 7.7 GWh

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