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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 21 July 2022

On Thursday 21 July, demand averaged 28.6 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

28.6GW AVERAGEWind4.80 GW15%Hydro0.29 GW1%Biomass2.56 GW8%Solar1.60 GW5%Gas15.78 GW49%Coal0.63 GW2%Imports1.48 GW5%Nuclear4.76 GW15%28.6GW AVERAGE15%8%49%15%
Price
£217.26/MWh
Day average £217.26
Demand28.6GW
Generation 30.4Transfers −1.8
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables21%
Other28%
Carbon intensityHigh
229g/kWh
0Day average 229300
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Key moments

On Thursday 21 July 2022, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 15%. Demand peaked at 33.8 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 229 g/kWh and the price £217.26/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.2 GW at 02:45. Solar generation peaked at 4.5 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:00 (191 g/kWh) and highest at 23:30 (271 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £142.62/MWh at 05:00 to £275.48/MWh at 11:00. Gas made 52% 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 1.605.0%Wind 4.8015.1%Gas 15.7849.5%Hydro 0.290.9%Biomass 2.568.0%Nuclear 4.7614.9%Coal 0.632.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.6avgGeneration 30.4avgTransfers −1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.8GW · 11:30
Low 21.2 · 03:35Avg 28.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain106%of demand
Generation 30.4Transfers −1.8 GW
Net exports39GWh
In
31 Out
70
Zero-carbon share38%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 16%Solar 5%

Transfers · Thu 21 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 21 July 2022, Great Britain imported 31 GWh and exported 70 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (20 GWh), and the most exports went to France (49 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 21 Jul
Imported
31GWh
Exported
70GWh
Net out
39GWh
Average net flow
1.60GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.06GWExporting

In 4.7 GWhOut 6.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.06GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 49.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.17GWExporting

In 0.5 GWhOut 4.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.07GWImporting

In 5.9 GWhOut 4.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.61GWImporting

In 19.9 GWhOut 5.2 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWPumping

Generated 4.5 GWhPumped 9.1 GWh

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