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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 11 July 2022

On Monday 11 July, demand averaged 28.4 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

28.4GW AVERAGEWind4.15 GW13%Hydro0.27 GW1%Biomass2.10 GW7%Solar3.08 GW10%Gas15.46 GW48%Coal0.86 GW3%Imports1.45 GW5%Nuclear4.57 GW14%28.4GW AVERAGE13%10%48%14%
Price
£275.34/MWh
Day average £275.34
Demand28.4GW
Generation 30.5Transfers −2.1
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables23%
Other25%
Carbon intensityHigh
239g/kWh
0Day average 239300
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Key moments

On Monday 11 July 2022, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 14%. Demand peaked at 35.7 GW at 12:50. Carbon intensity averaged 239 g/kWh and the price £275.34/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.7 GW at 23:35. Solar generation peaked at 9.3 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (187 g/kWh) and highest at 02:30 (303 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £169.85/MWh at 01:30 to £373.38/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 51% 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 3.089.7%Wind 4.1513.0%Gas 15.4648.4%Hydro 0.270.9%Biomass 2.106.6%Nuclear 4.5714.3%Coal 0.862.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.4avgGeneration 30.5avgTransfers −2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.7GW · 12:50
Low 19.4 · 05:00Avg 28.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain107%of demand
Generation 30.5Transfers −2.1 GW
Net exports54GWh
In
27 Out
81
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 14%Solar 10%

Transfers · Mon 11 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 11 July 2022, Great Britain imported 27 GWh and exported 81 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (12 GWh), and the most exports went to France (61 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 11 Jul
Imported
27GWh
Exported
81GWh
Net out
54GWh
Average net flow
2.26GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.48GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 11.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.53GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 60.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.44GWImporting

In 10.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.08GWExporting

In 4.3 GWhOut 6.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.39GWImporting

In 11.8 GWhOut 2.4 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.20GWGenerating

Generated 8.2 GWhPumped 3.4 GWh

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