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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 1 August 2022

On Monday 1 August, demand averaged 27.5 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

27.5GW AVERAGEWind4.62 GW15%Hydro0.25 GW1%Biomass1.01 GW3%Solar2.58 GW8%Gas15.83 GW51%Coal0.93 GW3%Imports1.19 GW4%Nuclear4.46 GW14%27.5GW AVERAGE15%8%51%14%
Price
£268.96/MWh
Day average £268.96
Demand27.5GW
Generation 29.7Transfers −2.2
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables24%
Other22%
Carbon intensityHigh
250g/kWh
0Day average 250300
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Key moments

On Monday 1 August 2022, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 15%. Demand peaked at 34.1 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 250 g/kWh and the price £268.96/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.9 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 8.2 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (126 g/kWh) and highest at 02:30 (322 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £186.28/MWh at 13:30 to £424.16/MWh at 08:30. Gas made 53% 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 2.588.4%Wind 4.6215.0%Gas 15.8351.3%Hydro 0.250.8%Biomass 1.013.3%Nuclear 4.4614.4%Coal 0.933.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.5avgGeneration 29.7avgTransfers −2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.1GW · 12:30
Low 18.9 · 03:55Avg 27.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain108%of demand
Generation 29.7Transfers −2.2 GW
Net exports57GWh
In
23 Out
80
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 16%Solar 9%

Transfers · Mon 1 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 1 August 2022, Great Britain imported 23 GWh and exported 80 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (11 GWh), and the most exports went to France (47 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 1 Aug
Imported
23GWh
Exported
80GWh
Net out
57GWh
Average net flow
2.38GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.42GWExporting

In 2.5 GWhOut 12.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.97GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 47.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.47GWImporting

In 11.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.03GWImporting

In 6.9 GWhOut 6.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.49GWExporting

In 1.9 GWhOut 13.6 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWGenerating

Generated 6.0 GWhPumped 2.0 GWh

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