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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 8 July 2022

On Friday 8 July, demand averaged 28.1 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

28.1GW AVERAGEWind5.55 GW17%Hydro0.25 GW1%Biomass1.93 GW6%Solar3.14 GW10%Gas14.71 GW45%Coal0.59 GW2%Imports1.63 GW5%Nuclear4.59 GW14%28.1GW AVERAGE17%10%45%14%
Price
£221.23/MWh
Day average £221.23
Demand28.1GW
Generation 30.8Transfers −2.6
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables28%
Other25%
Carbon intensityHigh
213g/kWh
0Day average 213300
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Key moments

On Friday 8 July 2022, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 17%. Demand peaked at 34.7 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity averaged 213 g/kWh and the price £221.23/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.7 GW at 16:00. Solar generation peaked at 9.0 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:00 (176 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (242 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £141.75/MWh at 06:00 to £305.43/MWh at 19:30. 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 3.149.7%Wind 5.5517.1%Gas 14.7145.4%Hydro 0.250.8%Biomass 1.935.9%Nuclear 4.5914.2%Coal 0.591.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.1avgGeneration 30.8avgTransfers −2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.7GW · 13:00
Low 20.0 · 04:45Avg 28.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain109%of demand
Generation 30.8Transfers −2.6 GW
Net exports64GWh
In
35 Out
99
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 18%Solar 10%

Transfers · Fri 8 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 8 July 2022, Great Britain imported 35 GWh and exported 99 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (27 GWh), and the most exports went to France (65 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 8 Jul
Imported
35GWh
Exported
99GWh
Net out
64GWh
Average net flow
2.65GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.78GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.72GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 65.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.04GWImporting

In 4.0 GWhOut 3.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.32GWExporting

In 4.1 GWhOut 11.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.14GWImporting

In 27.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 3.6 GWhPumped 3.3 GWh

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