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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 18 July 2022

On Monday 18 July, demand averaged 29.3 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

29.3GW AVERAGEWind4.40 GW13%Hydro0.37 GW1%Biomass2.20 GW7%Solar3.12 GW9%Gas15.55 GW47%Coal0.55 GW2%Imports2.12 GW6%Nuclear4.96 GW15%29.3GW AVERAGE13%9%47%15%
Price
£286.52/MWh
Day average £286.52
Demand29.3GW
Generation 31.1Transfers −1.9
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables24%
Other28%
Carbon intensityHigh
221g/kWh
0Day average 221300
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Key moments

On Monday 18 July 2022, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 36.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 221 g/kWh and the price £286.52/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.8 GW at 00:10. Solar generation peaked at 9.2 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (195 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (258 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £117.27/MWh at 00:30 to £571.19/MWh at 19:00. 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 3.129.4%Wind 4.4013.2%Gas 15.5546.8%Hydro 0.371.1%Biomass 2.206.6%Nuclear 4.9614.9%Coal 0.551.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.3avgGeneration 31.1avgTransfers −1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.7GW · 12:30
Low 19.9 · 03:30Avg 29.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain106%of demand
Generation 31.1Transfers −1.9 GW
Net exports48GWh
In
42 Out
90
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 14%Solar 10%

Transfers · Mon 18 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 18 July 2022, Great Britain imported 42 GWh and exported 90 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (19 GWh), and the most exports went to France (67 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 18 Jul
Imported
42GWh
Exported
90GWh
Net out
48GWh
Average net flow
2.01GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.26GWImporting

In 11.5 GWhOut 5.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.79GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 66.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.14GWExporting

In 0.9 GWhOut 4.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.13GWImporting

In 10.5 GWhOut 7.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.52GWImporting

In 18.7 GWhOut 6.2 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWGenerating

Generated 9.4 GWhPumped 5.8 GWh

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