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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 25 July 2022

On Monday 25 July, demand averaged 28.1 GW. Renewables supplied 43%.

28.1GW AVERAGEWind11.67 GW37%Hydro0.24 GW1%Biomass1.60 GW5%Solar1.72 GW5%Gas9.94 GW31%Coal0.91 GW3%Imports0.84 GW3%Nuclear4.76 GW15%28.1GW AVERAGE37%31%15%
Price
£216.69/MWh
Day average £216.69
Demand28.1GW
Generation 30.8Transfers −2.7
Fossil fuels31%
Renewables43%
Other23%
Carbon intensityModerate
167g/kWh
0Day average 167300
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Key moments

On Monday 25 July 2022, wind supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 31%. Demand peaked at 34.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 167 g/kWh and the price £216.69/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.3 GW at 15:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.9 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (143 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (201 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £161.64/MWh at 09:00 to £281.36/MWh at 21:00. Wind made 38% 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 1.725.4%Wind 11.6736.8%Gas 9.9431.4%Hydro 0.240.8%Biomass 1.605.0%Nuclear 4.7615.0%Coal 0.912.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.1avgGeneration 30.8avgTransfers −2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.7GW · 12:30
Low 19.2 · 04:25Avg 28.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain110%of demand
Generation 30.8Transfers −2.7 GW
Net exports64GWh
In
18 Out
82
Zero-carbon share60%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 38%Solar 6%

Transfers · Mon 25 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 25 July 2022, Great Britain imported 18 GWh and exported 82 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (9 GWh), and the most exports went to France (49 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 25 Jul
Imported
18GWh
Exported
82GWh
Net out
64GWh
Average net flow
2.68GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.09GWExporting

In 7.0 GWhOut 9.2 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

Average0.08GWExporting

In 1.9 GWhOut 3.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 8.5 GWhOut 8.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.44GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 10.8 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 2.6 GWhPumped 3.2 GWh

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