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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 6 July 2022

On Wednesday 6 July, demand averaged 28.5 GW. Renewables supplied 43%.

28.5GW AVERAGEWind11.88 GW36%Hydro0.15 GW0%Biomass1.93 GW6%Solar1.90 GW6%Gas10.25 GW31%Coal0.42 GW1%Imports1.57 GW5%Nuclear4.67 GW14%28.5GW AVERAGE36%31%14%
Price
£217.67/MWh
Day average £217.67
Demand28.5GW
Generation 31.2Transfers −2.7
Fossil fuels31%
Renewables43%
Other25%
Carbon intensityModerate
153g/kWh
0Day average 153300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 6 July 2022, wind supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 31%. Demand peaked at 34.7 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 153 g/kWh and the price £217.67/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.8 GW at 18:05. Solar generation peaked at 4.9 GW at 14:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (99 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (202 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £132.00/MWh at 23:30 to £332.22/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 38% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 28% across 2022.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.905.8%Wind 11.8836.3%Gas 10.2531.3%Hydro 0.150.5%Biomass 1.935.9%Nuclear 4.6714.2%Coal 0.421.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.5avgGeneration 31.2avgTransfers −2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.7GW · 17:25
Low 20.0 · 04:35Avg 28.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain109%of demand
Generation 31.2Transfers −2.7 GW
Net exports59GWh
In
36 Out
95
Zero-carbon share60%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 0%Wind 38%Solar 6%

Transfers · Wed 6 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 6 July 2022, Great Britain imported 36 GWh and exported 95 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (20 GWh), and the most exports went to France (70 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 6 Jul
Imported
36GWh
Exported
95GWh
Net out
59GWh
Average net flow
2.45GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.57GWExporting

In 2.0 GWhOut 15.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.92GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 70.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.36GWImporting

In 8.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.15GWExporting

In 5.9 GWhOut 9.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.83GWImporting

In 20.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.22GWPumping

Generated 1.2 GWhPumped 6.6 GWh

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