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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 7 July 2022

On Thursday 7 July, demand averaged 28.5 GW. Renewables supplied 35%.

28.5GW AVERAGEWind8.75 GW27%Hydro0.22 GW1%Biomass1.96 GW6%Solar2.48 GW8%Gas13.13 GW40%Coal0.32 GW1%Imports1.50 GW5%Nuclear4.59 GW14%28.5GW AVERAGE27%8%40%14%
Price
£203.76/MWh
Day average £203.76
Demand28.5GW
Generation 31.5Transfers −2.9
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables35%
Other24%
Carbon intensityModerate
187g/kWh
0Day average 187300
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Key moments

On Thursday 7 July 2022, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 27%. Demand peaked at 35.1 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity averaged 187 g/kWh and the price £203.76/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.7 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 8.0 GW at 14:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (107 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (251 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £117.56/MWh at 05:30 to £347.28/MWh at 21:30. Gas made 42% 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 2.487.5%Wind 8.7526.5%Gas 13.1339.8%Hydro 0.220.7%Biomass 1.965.9%Nuclear 4.5913.9%Coal 0.321.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.5avgGeneration 31.5avgTransfers −2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.1GW · 13:00
Low 20.3 · 04:45Avg 28.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain110%of demand
Generation 31.5Transfers −2.9 GW
Net exports71GWh
In
31 Out
102
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 28%Solar 8%

Transfers · Thu 7 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 7 July 2022, Great Britain imported 31 GWh and exported 102 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (18 GWh), and the most exports went to France (69 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 7 Jul
Imported
31GWh
Exported
102GWh
Net out
71GWh
Average net flow
2.97GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.76GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.89GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 69.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.10GWExporting

In 3.2 GWhOut 5.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.09GWImporting

In 9.6 GWhOut 7.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 18.2 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWGenerating

Generated 5.0 GWhPumped 3.9 GWh

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