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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 16 July 2022

On Saturday 16 July, demand averaged 25.6 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

25.6GW AVERAGEWind2.50 GW8%Hydro0.15 GW1%Biomass1.66 GW6%Solar3.34 GW11%Gas14.33 GW49%Coal0.08 GW0%Imports2.30 GW8%Nuclear5.14 GW17%25.6GW AVERAGE8%11%49%8%17%
Price
£154.15/MWh
Day average £154.15
Demand25.6GW
Generation 27.2Transfers −1.6
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables20%
Other31%
Carbon intensityHigh
218g/kWh
0Day average 218300
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Key moments

On Saturday 16 July 2022, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 30.6 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 218 g/kWh and the price £154.15/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.4 GW at 22:40. Solar generation peaked at 9.8 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (167 g/kWh) and highest at 05:00 (258 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £92.88/MWh at 08:00 to £230.62/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 53% 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 3.3411.3%Wind 2.508.5%Gas 14.3348.6%Hydro 0.150.5%Biomass 1.665.6%Nuclear 5.1417.4%Coal 0.080.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.6avgGeneration 27.2avgTransfers −1.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.6GW · 12:00
Low 19.0 · 05:15Avg 25.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain106%of demand
Generation 27.2Transfers −1.6 GW
Net exports36GWh
In
53 Out
88
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 9%Solar 12%

Transfers · Sat 16 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 16 July 2022, Great Britain imported 53 GWh and exported 88 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (30 GWh), and the most exports went to France (71 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 16 Jul
Imported
53GWh
Exported
88GWh
Net out
36GWh
Average net flow
1.49GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.14GWImporting

In 8.2 GWhOut 4.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.96GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 71.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.06GWExporting

In 3.4 GWhOut 4.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.15GWImporting

In 11.1 GWhOut 7.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.25GWImporting

In 29.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 2.6 GWhPumped 5.4 GWh

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