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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 23 July 2022

On Saturday 23 July, demand averaged 25.4 GW. Renewables supplied 32%.

25.4GW AVERAGEWind7.11 GW25%Hydro0.24 GW1%Biomass1.50 GW5%Solar1.92 GW7%Gas11.46 GW40%Coal0.48 GW2%Imports1.23 GW4%Nuclear4.62 GW16%25.4GW AVERAGE25%40%16%
Price
£241.38/MWh
Day average £241.38
Demand25.4GW
Generation 27.3Transfers −2.0
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables32%
Other26%
Carbon intensityModerate
197g/kWh
0Day average 197300
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Key moments

On Saturday 23 July 2022, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 25%. Demand peaked at 30.3 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 197 g/kWh and the price £241.38/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.7 GW at 23:30. Solar generation peaked at 5.8 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (107 g/kWh) and highest at 03:30 (284 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £153.25/MWh at 15:30 to £293.47/MWh at 00:00. Gas made 42% 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 1.926.7%Wind 7.1124.9%Gas 11.4640.1%Hydro 0.240.8%Biomass 1.505.3%Nuclear 4.6216.2%Coal 0.481.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.4avgGeneration 27.3avgTransfers −2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.3GW · 12:00
Low 18.6 · 05:25Avg 25.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain108%of demand
Generation 27.3Transfers −2.0 GW
Net exports47GWh
In
28 Out
75
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 26%Solar 7%

Transfers · Sat 23 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 23 July 2022, Great Britain imported 28 GWh and exported 75 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (8 GWh), and the most exports went to France (55 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 23 Jul
Imported
28GWh
Exported
75GWh
Net out
47GWh
Average net flow
1.96GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.22GWExporting

In 5.7 GWhOut 11.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.31GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 55.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.32GWImporting

In 7.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.09GWImporting

In 7.1 GWhOut 4.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.15GWImporting

In 7.8 GWhOut 4.2 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 1.2 GWhPumped 1.3 GWh

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