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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 10 July 2022

On Sunday 10 July, demand averaged 25.2 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

25.2GW AVERAGEWind2.29 GW8%Hydro0.24 GW1%Biomass2.00 GW7%Solar3.60 GW13%Gas11.89 GW43%Coal0.26 GW1%Imports3.03 GW11%Nuclear4.58 GW16%25.2GW AVERAGE8%7%13%43%11%16%
Price
£154.16/MWh
Day average £154.16
Demand25.2GW
Generation 24.9Transfers 0.3
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables22%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
206g/kWh
0Day average 206300
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Key moments

On Sunday 10 July 2022, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 30.3 GW at 12:15. Carbon intensity averaged 206 g/kWh and the price £154.16/MWh. Data for this day starts at 00:55. Wind generation peaked at 4.1 GW at 00:55. Solar generation peaked at 9.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (137 g/kWh) and highest at 23:30 (288 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £0.00/MWh at 03:00 to £366.29/MWh at 20:00. 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 3.6012.9%Wind 2.298.2%Gas 11.8942.6%Hydro 0.240.9%Biomass 2.007.2%Nuclear 4.5816.4%Coal 0.260.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.2avgGeneration 24.9avgTransfers 0.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.3GW · 12:15
Low 18.4 · 05:20Avg 25.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 24.9Transfers 0.3 GW
Net imports12GWh
In
64 Out
53
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 9%Solar 14%

Transfers · Sun 10 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 10 July 2022, Great Britain imported 64 GWh and exported 53 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (32 GWh), and the most exports went to France (45 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 10 Jul
Imported
64GWh
Exported
53GWh
Net in
12GWh
Average net flow
0.50GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.53GWImporting

In 13.5 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.77GWExporting

In 4.5 GWhOut 45.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.06GWExporting

In 2.8 GWhOut 4.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.43GWImporting

In 12.2 GWhOut 2.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.37GWImporting

In 31.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWPumping

Generated 5.5 GWhPumped 10.0 GWh

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