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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 30 July 2022

On Saturday 30 July, demand averaged 24.6 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

24.6GW AVERAGEWind6.25 GW22%Hydro0.32 GW1%Biomass0.58 GW2%Solar1.51 GW5%Gas13.38 GW47%Coal0.99 GW3%Imports0.81 GW3%Nuclear4.54 GW16%24.6GW AVERAGE22%47%16%
Price
£259.58/MWh
Day average £259.58
Demand24.6GW
Generation 27.6Transfers −3.0
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables28%
Other21%
Carbon intensityHigh
233g/kWh
0Day average 233300
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Key moments

On Saturday 30 July 2022, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 22%. Demand peaked at 30.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 233 g/kWh and the price £259.58/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.8 GW at 05:10. Solar generation peaked at 4.5 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (202 g/kWh) and highest at 23:30 (293 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £155.05/MWh at 03:00 to £367.91/MWh at 18:30. 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 1.515.3%Wind 6.2522.0%Gas 13.3847.1%Hydro 0.321.1%Biomass 0.582.0%Nuclear 4.5416.0%Coal 0.993.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.6avgGeneration 27.6avgTransfers −3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.3GW · 12:30
Low 19.1 · 03:50Avg 24.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain112%of demand
Generation 27.6Transfers −3.0 GW
Net exports70GWh
In
16 Out
86
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 23%Solar 5%

Transfers · Sat 30 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 30 July 2022, Great Britain imported 16 GWh and exported 86 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (6 GWh), and the most exports went to France (47 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 30 Jul
Imported
16GWh
Exported
86GWh
Net out
70GWh
Average net flow
2.90GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.31GWExporting

In 4.5 GWhOut 11.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.94GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 46.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.17GWImporting

In 6.0 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.23GWExporting

In 5.1 GWhOut 10.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.60GWExporting

In 0.6 GWhOut 14.9 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 3.4 GWhPumped 5.4 GWh

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