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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 17 July 2022

On Sunday 17 July, demand averaged 25.3 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

25.3GW AVERAGEWind5.24 GW18%Hydro0.13 GW0%Biomass1.64 GW6%Solar2.93 GW10%Gas12.39 GW43%Coal0.06 GW0%Imports1.35 GW5%Nuclear5.10 GW18%25.3GW AVERAGE18%10%43%18%
Price
£148.04/MWh
Day average £148.04
Demand25.3GW
Generation 27.5Transfers −2.1
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables29%
Other28%
Carbon intensityModerate
191g/kWh
0Day average 191300
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Key moments

On Sunday 17 July 2022, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 18%. Demand peaked at 30.6 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 191 g/kWh and the price £148.04/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.3 GW at 21:20. Solar generation peaked at 8.4 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:00 (134 g/kWh) and highest at 00:30 (226 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £105.40/MWh at 14:30 to £228.91/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 45% 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 2.9310.2%Wind 5.2418.2%Gas 12.3943.0%Hydro 0.130.4%Biomass 1.645.7%Nuclear 5.1017.7%Coal 0.060.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.3avgGeneration 27.5avgTransfers −2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.6GW · 12:00
Low 18.2 · 05:25Avg 25.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain108%of demand
Generation 27.5Transfers −2.1 GW
Net exports46GWh
In
29 Out
76
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 0%Wind 19%Solar 11%

Transfers · Sun 17 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 17 July 2022, Great Britain imported 29 GWh and exported 76 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (13 GWh), and the most exports went to France (55 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 17 Jul
Imported
29GWh
Exported
76GWh
Net out
46GWh
Average net flow
1.92GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.05GWImporting

In 7.1 GWhOut 6.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.28GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 54.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.07GWExporting

In 1.7 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 8.1 GWhOut 8.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.38GWImporting

In 12.6 GWhOut 3.5 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.22GWPumping

Generated 2.9 GWhPumped 8.3 GWh

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