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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 24 July 2022

On Sunday 24 July, demand averaged 25.5 GW. Renewables supplied 55%.

25.5GW AVERAGEWind13.51 GW47%Hydro0.29 GW1%Biomass0.72 GW2%Solar2.17 GW7%Gas5.79 GW20%Coal0.36 GW1%Imports1.43 GW5%Nuclear4.76 GW16%25.5GW AVERAGE47%7%20%16%
Price
£199.68/MWh
Day average £199.68
Demand25.5GW
Generation 27.6Transfers −2.0
Fossil fuels20%
Renewables55%
Other24%
Carbon intensityLow
105g/kWh
0Day average 105300
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Key moments

On Sunday 24 July 2022, wind supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 20%. Demand peaked at 31.0 GW at 16:55. Carbon intensity averaged 105 g/kWh and the price £199.68/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.2 GW at 03:05. Solar generation peaked at 6.8 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 10:00 (70 g/kWh) and highest at 23:30 (168 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £141.16/MWh at 16:30 to £252.59/MWh at 23:00. Wind made 49% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 28% across 2022.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.177.5%Wind 13.5146.5%Gas 5.7920.0%Hydro 0.291.0%Biomass 0.722.5%Nuclear 4.7616.4%Coal 0.361.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.5avgGeneration 27.6avgTransfers −2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.0GW · 16:55
Low 18.6 · 05:00Avg 25.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain108%of demand
Generation 27.6Transfers −2.0 GW
Net exports45GWh
In
31 Out
76
Zero-carbon share75%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 49%Solar 8%

Transfers · Sun 24 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 24 July 2022, Great Britain imported 31 GWh and exported 76 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (12 GWh), and the most exports went to France (49 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 24 Jul
Imported
31GWh
Exported
76GWh
Net out
45GWh
Average net flow
1.89GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.16GWExporting

In 8.0 GWhOut 11.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.03GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 48.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.02GWExporting

In 2.1 GWhOut 2.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.10GWExporting

In 8.7 GWhOut 11.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.43GWImporting

In 12.2 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 3.4 GWhPumped 7.2 GWh

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