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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 15 July 2022

On Friday 15 July, demand averaged 28.0 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

28.0GW AVERAGEWind5.26 GW17%Hydro0.20 GW1%Biomass1.70 GW5%Solar2.59 GW8%Gas14.94 GW47%Coal0.40 GW1%Imports1.58 GW5%Nuclear5.02 GW16%28.0GW AVERAGE17%8%47%16%
Price
£202.59/MWh
Day average £202.59
Demand28.0GW
Generation 30.1Transfers −2.1
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables25%
Other26%
Carbon intensityHigh
218g/kWh
0Day average 218300
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Key moments

On Friday 15 July 2022, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 17%. Demand peaked at 34.6 GW at 12:15. Carbon intensity averaged 218 g/kWh and the price £202.59/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.3 GW at 16:15. Solar generation peaked at 7.3 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 15:30 (179 g/kWh) and highest at 03:30 (254 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £166.75/MWh at 14:30 to £296.37/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 50% 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 2.598.2%Wind 5.2616.6%Gas 14.9447.1%Hydro 0.200.6%Biomass 1.705.4%Nuclear 5.0215.8%Coal 0.401.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.0avgGeneration 30.1avgTransfers −2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.6GW · 12:15
Low 20.1 · 04:50Avg 28.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain108%of demand
Generation 30.1Transfers −2.1 GW
Net exports49GWh
In
35 Out
84
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 17%Solar 9%

Transfers · Fri 15 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 15 July 2022, Great Britain imported 35 GWh and exported 84 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (25 GWh), and the most exports went to France (65 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 15 Jul
Imported
35GWh
Exported
84GWh
Net out
49GWh
Average net flow
2.04GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.28GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 6.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.71GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 65.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWExporting

In 2.3 GWhOut 4.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 8.2 GWhOut 8.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.02GWImporting

In 24.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 2.7 GWhPumped 4.5 GWh

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