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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 27 July 2022

On Wednesday 27 July, demand averaged 27.2 GW. Renewables supplied 14%.

27.2GW AVERAGEWind1.65 GW6%Hydro0.31 GW1%Biomass2.39 GW8%Solar2.07 GW7%Gas15.46 GW52%Coal0.99 GW3%Imports2.14 GW7%Nuclear4.61 GW16%27.2GW AVERAGE8%52%7%16%
Price
£257.03/MWh
Day average £257.03
Demand27.2GW
Generation 27.5Transfers −0.3
Fossil fuels52%
Renewables14%
Other31%
Carbon intensityHigh
259g/kWh
0Day average 259300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 27 July 2022, gas supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 33.1 GW at 12:25. Carbon intensity averaged 259 g/kWh and the price £257.03/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.5 GW at 21:05. Solar generation peaked at 6.3 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:30 (232 g/kWh) and highest at 01:00 (284 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £199.19/MWh at 05:00 to £315.16/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 56% 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 2.077.0%Wind 1.655.6%Gas 15.4652.2%Hydro 0.311.0%Biomass 2.398.1%Nuclear 4.6115.6%Coal 0.993.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.2avgGeneration 27.5avgTransfers −0.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.1GW · 12:25
Low 19.7 · 03:45Avg 27.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain101%of demand
Generation 27.5Transfers −0.3 GW
Net exports2GWh
In
49 Out
52
Zero-carbon share31%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 6%Solar 8%

Transfers · Wed 27 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 27 July 2022, Great Britain imported 49 GWh and exported 52 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (32 GWh), and the most exports went to France (32 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 27 Jul
Imported
49GWh
Exported
52GWh
Net out
2GWh
Average net flow
0.09GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.07GWExporting

In 7.2 GWhOut 8.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.32GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 31.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.01GWImporting

In 2.0 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.04GWExporting

In 8.4 GWhOut 9.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.32GWImporting

In 31.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWPumping

Generated 2.0 GWhPumped 6.3 GWh

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