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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 28 July 2022

On Thursday 28 July, demand averaged 27.2 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

27.2GW AVERAGEWind3.74 GW12%Hydro0.23 GW1%Biomass2.27 GW7%Solar1.69 GW5%Gas16.34 GW53%Coal0.99 GW3%Imports0.91 GW3%Nuclear4.61 GW15%27.2GW AVERAGE12%7%53%15%
Price
£269.16/MWh
Day average £269.16
Demand27.2GW
Generation 29.9Transfers −2.7
Fossil fuels53%
Renewables18%
Other25%
Carbon intensityHigh
260g/kWh
0Day average 260300
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Key moments

On Thursday 28 July 2022, gas supplied 53% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 33.4 GW at 12:45. Carbon intensity averaged 260 g/kWh and the price £269.16/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.7 GW at 16:15. Solar generation peaked at 5.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (226 g/kWh) and highest at 05:00 (286 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £211.09/MWh at 04:00 to £339.66/MWh at 23:00. Gas made 55% 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 1.695.5%Wind 3.7412.2%Gas 16.3453.1%Hydro 0.230.7%Biomass 2.277.4%Nuclear 4.6115.0%Coal 0.993.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.2avgGeneration 29.9avgTransfers −2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.4GW · 12:45
Low 19.5 · 04:25Avg 27.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain110%of demand
Generation 29.9Transfers −2.7 GW
Net exports65GWh
In
20 Out
84
Zero-carbon share34%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 13%Solar 6%

Transfers · Thu 28 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 28 July 2022, Great Britain imported 20 GWh and exported 84 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (8 GWh), and the most exports went to France (61 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 28 Jul
Imported
20GWh
Exported
84GWh
Net out
65GWh
Average net flow
2.70GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.10GWExporting

In 6.2 GWhOut 8.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.56GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 61.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.09GWExporting

In 0.4 GWhOut 2.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.02GWImporting

In 8.2 GWhOut 7.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.03GWImporting

In 4.9 GWhOut 4.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 2.2 GWhPumped 1.9 GWh

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