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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 9 July 2022

On Saturday 9 July, demand averaged 25.7 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

25.7GW AVERAGEWind5.85 GW20%Hydro0.23 GW1%Biomass1.50 GW5%Solar3.25 GW11%Gas11.75 GW40%Coal0.14 GW0%Imports2.42 GW8%Nuclear4.59 GW15%25.7GW AVERAGE20%11%40%8%15%
Price
£173.69/MWh
Day average £173.69
Demand25.7GW
Generation 27.3Transfers −1.7
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables31%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
181g/kWh
0Day average 181300
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Key moments

On Saturday 9 July 2022, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 30.9 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 181 g/kWh and the price £173.69/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.7 GW at 04:05. Solar generation peaked at 9.6 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (143 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (239 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £120.11/MWh at 07:00 to £274.40/MWh at 21:30. Gas made 43% 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 3.2510.9%Wind 5.8519.7%Gas 11.7539.5%Hydro 0.230.8%Biomass 1.505.1%Nuclear 4.5915.4%Coal 0.140.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.7avgGeneration 27.3avgTransfers −1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.9GW · 12:05
Low 19.5 · 04:35Avg 25.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain106%of demand
Generation 27.3Transfers −1.7 GW
Net exports36GWh
In
55 Out
91
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 21%Solar 12%

Transfers · Sat 9 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 9 July 2022, Great Britain imported 55 GWh and exported 91 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (33 GWh), and the most exports went to France (69 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 9 Jul
Imported
55GWh
Exported
91GWh
Net out
36GWh
Average net flow
1.50GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 9.1 GWhOut 9.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.89GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 69.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.17GWExporting

In 1.1 GWhOut 5.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.19GWImporting

In 11.7 GWhOut 7.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.37GWImporting

In 32.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 3.4 GWhPumped 7.1 GWh

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