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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 5 July 2022

On Tuesday 5 July, demand averaged 27.8 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

27.8GW AVERAGEWind5.04 GW16%Hydro0.30 GW1%Biomass2.10 GW7%Solar2.40 GW8%Gas14.38 GW45%Coal0.57 GW2%Imports1.99 GW6%Nuclear4.90 GW15%27.8GW AVERAGE16%8%45%15%
Price
£266.82/MWh
Day average £266.82
Demand27.8GW
Generation 29.7Transfers −1.9
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables24%
Other28%
Carbon intensityHigh
218g/kWh
0Day average 218300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 5 July 2022, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 16%. Demand peaked at 33.8 GW at 13:05. Carbon intensity averaged 218 g/kWh and the price £266.82/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.9 GW at 00:35. Solar generation peaked at 6.5 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (168 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (257 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £150.08/MWh at 01:00 to £364.62/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 48% 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 2.407.6%Wind 5.0415.9%Gas 14.3845.4%Hydro 0.300.9%Biomass 2.106.6%Nuclear 4.9015.5%Coal 0.571.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.8avgGeneration 29.7avgTransfers −1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.8GW · 13:05
Low 19.2 · 04:35Avg 27.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain107%of demand
Generation 29.7Transfers −1.9 GW
Net exports51GWh
In
39 Out
91
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 17%Solar 8%

Transfers · Tue 5 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 5 July 2022, Great Britain imported 39 GWh and exported 91 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (22 GWh), and the most exports went to France (65 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 5 Jul
Imported
39GWh
Exported
91GWh
Net out
51GWh
Average net flow
2.13GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.67GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 16.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.71GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 65.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.20GWImporting

In 5.5 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.31GWImporting

In 12.4 GWhOut 4.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.73GWImporting

In 21.5 GWhOut 4.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.21GWGenerating

Generated 8.4 GWhPumped 3.3 GWh

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