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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 3 August 2022

On Wednesday 3 August, demand averaged 28.5 GW. Renewables supplied 41%.

28.5GW AVERAGEWind10.38 GW33%Hydro0.29 GW1%Biomass1.64 GW5%Solar2.22 GW7%Gas11.37 GW36%Coal0.10 GW0%Imports1.13 GW4%Nuclear4.63 GW15%28.5GW AVERAGE33%36%15%
Price
£282.39/MWh
Day average £282.39
Demand28.5GW
Generation 30.6Transfers −2.1
Fossil fuels36%
Renewables41%
Other23%
Carbon intensityModerate
166g/kWh
0Day average 166300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 3 August 2022, gas supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 33%. Demand peaked at 35.4 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 166 g/kWh and the price £282.39/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.1 GW at 00:50. Solar generation peaked at 6.7 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (102 g/kWh) and highest at 23:30 (268 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £198.44/MWh at 00:00 to £419.34/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 37% 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 2.227.0%Wind 10.3832.7%Gas 11.3735.8%Hydro 0.290.9%Biomass 1.645.2%Nuclear 4.6314.6%Coal 0.100.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.5avgGeneration 30.6avgTransfers −2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.4GW · 12:00
Low 20.5 · 03:50Avg 28.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain107%of demand
Generation 30.6Transfers −2.1 GW
Net exports50GWh
In
22 Out
72
Zero-carbon share57%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 34%Solar 7%

Transfers · Wed 3 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 3 August 2022, Great Britain imported 22 GWh and exported 72 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (9 GWh), and the most exports went to France (49 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 3 Aug
Imported
22GWh
Exported
72GWh
Net out
50GWh
Average net flow
2.09GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.11GWExporting

In 4.7 GWhOut 7.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.03GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 48.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.11GWImporting

In 5.9 GWhOut 3.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 9.0 GWhOut 9.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.06GWExporting

In 2.6 GWhOut 4.1 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 5.1 GWhPumped 6.3 GWh

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