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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 26 July 2022

On Tuesday 26 July, demand averaged 27.3 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

27.3GW AVERAGEWind4.73 GW16%Hydro0.34 GW1%Biomass1.91 GW6%Solar2.00 GW7%Gas13.85 GW46%Coal0.98 GW3%Imports1.91 GW6%Nuclear4.63 GW15%27.3GW AVERAGE16%46%15%
Price
£304.57/MWh
Day average £304.57
Demand27.3GW
Generation 28.4Transfers −1.2
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables23%
Other28%
Carbon intensityHigh
229g/kWh
0Day average 229300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 26 July 2022, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 16%. Demand peaked at 32.7 GW at 13:40. Carbon intensity averaged 229 g/kWh and the price £304.57/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.7 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 5.4 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (181 g/kWh) and highest at 23:30 (281 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £171.72/MWh at 00:00 to £423.16/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 49% 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 2.006.6%Wind 4.7315.6%Gas 13.8545.6%Hydro 0.341.1%Biomass 1.916.3%Nuclear 4.6315.3%Coal 0.983.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.3avgGeneration 28.4avgTransfers −1.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.7GW · 13:40
Low 19.8 · 03:50Avg 27.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain104%of demand
Generation 28.4Transfers −1.2 GW
Net exports27GWh
In
41 Out
69
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 17%Solar 7%

Transfers · Tue 26 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 26 July 2022, Great Britain imported 41 GWh and exported 69 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (26 GWh), and the most exports went to France (49 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 26 Jul
Imported
41GWh
Exported
69GWh
Net out
27GWh
Average net flow
1.14GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.06GWExporting

In 6.8 GWhOut 8.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.05GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 49.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.12GWExporting

In 0.8 GWhOut 3.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 7.6 GWhOut 7.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.09GWImporting

In 26.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 4.5 GWhPumped 5.0 GWh

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