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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 4 July 2022

On Monday 4 July, demand averaged 28.2 GW. Renewables supplied 42%.

28.2GW AVERAGEWind11.11 GW34%Hydro0.17 GW1%Biomass1.77 GW5%Solar2.38 GW7%Gas11.34 GW35%Imports0.98 GW3%Nuclear5.00 GW15%28.2GW AVERAGE34%7%35%15%
Price
£155.27/MWh
Day average £155.27
Demand28.2GW
Generation 31.8Transfers −3.6
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables42%
Other24%
Carbon intensityModerate
157g/kWh
0Day average 157300
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Key moments

On Monday 4 July 2022, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 34%. Demand peaked at 34.7 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 157 g/kWh and the price £155.27/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.3 GW at 14:25. Solar generation peaked at 6.4 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (133 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (186 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £85.36/MWh at 02:30 to £203.40/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 36% 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 2.387.3%Wind 11.1133.9%Gas 11.3434.6%Hydro 0.170.5%Biomass 1.775.4%Nuclear 5.0015.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.2avgGeneration 31.8avgTransfers −3.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.7GW · 12:05
Low 18.8 · 04:30Avg 28.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain113%of demand
Generation 31.8Transfers −3.6 GW
Net exports82GWh
In
22 Out
105
Zero-carbon share59%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 35%Solar 8%

Transfers · Mon 4 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 4 July 2022, Great Britain imported 22 GWh and exported 105 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (12 GWh), and the most exports went to France (68 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 4 Jul
Imported
22GWh
Exported
105GWh
Net out
82GWh
Average net flow
3.43GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.73GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 17.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.83GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 67.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.27GWImporting

In 6.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.23GWImporting

In 12.1 GWhOut 6.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.37GWExporting

In 3.6 GWhOut 12.5 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWPumping

Generated 1.4 GWhPumped 5.4 GWh

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