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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 20 July 2022

On Wednesday 20 July, demand averaged 30.1 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

30.1GW AVERAGEWind7.89 GW24%Hydro0.17 GW1%Biomass2.33 GW7%Solar1.88 GW6%Gas14.02 GW43%Coal0.25 GW1%Imports1.44 GW4%Nuclear4.89 GW15%30.1GW AVERAGE24%7%43%15%
Price
£210.10/MWh
Day average £210.10
Demand30.1GW
Generation 31.4Transfers −1.3
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables30%
Other26%
Carbon intensityModerate
195g/kWh
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Key moments

On Wednesday 20 July 2022, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 36.7 GW at 12:15. Carbon intensity averaged 195 g/kWh and the price £210.10/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.2 GW at 10:15. Solar generation peaked at 6.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:00 (172 g/kWh) and highest at 02:00 (223 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £153.14/MWh at 06:00 to £342.19/MWh at 17:30. 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 1.885.7%Wind 7.8924.0%Gas 14.0242.7%Hydro 0.170.5%Biomass 2.337.1%Nuclear 4.8914.9%Coal 0.250.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.1avgGeneration 31.4avgTransfers −1.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.7GW · 12:15
Low 21.9 · 04:20Avg 30.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain104%of demand
Generation 31.4Transfers −1.3 GW
Net exports18GWh
In
33 Out
51
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 25%Solar 6%

Transfers · Wed 20 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 20 July 2022, Great Britain imported 33 GWh and exported 51 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (15 GWh), and the most exports went to France (42 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 20 Jul
Imported
33GWh
Exported
51GWh
Net out
18GWh
Average net flow
0.74GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.03GWExporting

In 3.9 GWhOut 4.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.74GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 41.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.23GWImporting

In 5.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.24GWImporting

In 9.2 GWhOut 3.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.56GWImporting

In 14.8 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.58GWPumping

Generated 1.1 GWhPumped 15.0 GWh

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