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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 3 July 2022

On Sunday 3 July, demand averaged 24.8 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

24.8GW AVERAGEWind6.13 GW21%Hydro0.17 GW1%Biomass1.39 GW5%Solar2.36 GW8%Gas11.97 GW42%Coal0.05 GW0%Imports1.41 GW5%Nuclear5.05 GW18%24.8GW AVERAGE21%8%42%18%
Price
£160.17/MWh
Day average £160.17
Demand24.8GW
Generation 27.1Transfers −2.3
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables30%
Other28%
Carbon intensityModerate
190g/kWh
0Day average 190300
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Key moments

On Sunday 3 July 2022, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 21%. Demand peaked at 30.3 GW at 17:45. Carbon intensity averaged 190 g/kWh and the price £160.17/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.6 GW at 23:50. Solar generation peaked at 6.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (154 g/kWh) and highest at 02:00 (219 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £128.61/MWh at 01:00 to £201.07/MWh at 23:30. Gas made 44% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 41% across 2022.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.368.3%Wind 6.1321.5%Gas 11.9741.9%Hydro 0.170.6%Biomass 1.394.9%Nuclear 5.0517.7%Coal 0.050.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.8avgGeneration 27.1avgTransfers −2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.3GW · 17:45
Low 17.1 · 05:25Avg 24.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain109%of demand
Generation 27.1Transfers −2.3 GW
Net exports51GWh
In
32 Out
84
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 23%Solar 9%

Transfers · Sun 3 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 3 July 2022, Great Britain imported 32 GWh and exported 84 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (9 GWh), and the most exports went to France (61 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 3 Jul
Imported
32GWh
Exported
84GWh
Net out
51GWh
Average net flow
2.14GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.25GWExporting

In 7.1 GWhOut 13.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.52GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 60.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.25GWImporting

In 7.4 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.02GWImporting

In 8.8 GWhOut 8.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.36GWImporting

In 9.2 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWPumping

Generated 1.5 GWhPumped 5.6 GWh

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