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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 31 July 2022

On Sunday 31 July, demand averaged 24.7 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

24.7GW AVERAGEWind4.74 GW17%Hydro0.27 GW1%Biomass0.32 GW1%Solar1.75 GW6%Gas13.92 GW50%Coal0.94 GW3%Imports1.11 GW4%Nuclear4.65 GW17%24.7GW AVERAGE17%50%17%
Price
£231.59/MWh
Day average £231.59
Demand24.7GW
Generation 26.6Transfers −1.9
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables24%
Other22%
Carbon intensityHigh
245g/kWh
0Day average 245300
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Key moments

On Sunday 31 July 2022, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 17%. Demand peaked at 30.3 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity averaged 245 g/kWh and the price £231.59/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.4 GW at 15:55. Solar generation peaked at 5.6 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (182 g/kWh) and highest at 23:30 (307 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £179.39/MWh at 14:30 to £316.85/MWh at 22:00. Gas made 52% 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 1.756.3%Wind 4.7417.1%Gas 13.9250.2%Hydro 0.271.0%Biomass 0.321.2%Nuclear 4.6516.8%Coal 0.943.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.7avgGeneration 26.6avgTransfers −1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.3GW · 13:30
Low 18.6 · 05:45Avg 24.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain108%of demand
Generation 26.6Transfers −1.9 GW
Net exports42GWh
In
24 Out
66
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 18%Solar 7%

Transfers · Sun 31 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 31 July 2022, Great Britain imported 24 GWh and exported 66 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (8 GWh), and the most exports went to France (38 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 31 Jul
Imported
24GWh
Exported
66GWh
Net out
42GWh
Average net flow
1.76GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.03GWExporting

In 7.8 GWhOut 8.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.53GWExporting

In 1.4 GWhOut 38.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.03GWExporting

In 1.9 GWhOut 2.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.03GWExporting

In 7.8 GWhOut 8.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.13GWExporting

In 4.8 GWhOut 7.9 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWPumping

Generated 3.0 GWhPumped 7.3 GWh

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