All interconnectors
Thu 4 Aug- Imported
- 7GWh
- Exported
- 101GWh
- Net out
- 94GWh
- Average net flow
- 3.90GW out
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 4 August 2022
On Thursday 4 August, demand averaged 27.4 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.
Price
£283.89/MWh
Day average £283.89
Demand27.4GW
Generation 31.2Transfers −3.8
Fossil fuels55%
Renewables23%
Other22%
Carbon intensityHigh
233g/kWh
0Day average 233300
Key moments
On Thursday 4 August 2022, gas supplied 55% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 34.0 GW at 12:50. Carbon intensity averaged 233 g/kWh and the price £283.89/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.1 GW at 17:40. Solar generation peaked at 8.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:00 (187 g/kWh) and highest at 00:30 (277 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £203.21/MWh at 04:30 to £386.50/MWh at 08:30. Gas made 56% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 41% across 2022.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 2.728.6%Wind 4.2613.4%Gas 17.3554.7%Hydro 0.260.8%Biomass 1.946.1%Nuclear 4.7114.8%
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400
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£231.47
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257 g
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Demand 22.3Generation 26.8Transfers -4.5
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Demand 27.4avgGeneration 31.2avgTransfers −3.8avg
Peak demand34.0GW · 12:50
Low 20.0 · 03:05Avg 27.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain114%of demand
Generation 31.2Transfers −3.8 GW
Net exports94GWh
In7
Out101
Zero-carbon share38%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 14%Solar 9%
Transfers · Thu 4 Aug
Interconnectors and storage
On Thursday 4 August 2022, Great Britain imported 7 GWh and exported 101 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (6 GWh), and the most exports went to France (49 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.77GWExporting
-2.5
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 18.6 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2.5
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage2.06GWExporting
-2.5
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 49.4 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.15GWImporting
-2.5
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 5.9 GWhOut 2.2 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.49GWExporting
-2.5
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 1.1 GWhOut 12.8 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.73GWExporting
-2.5
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 17.6 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.11GWGenerating
-2.5
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
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Generated 4.7 GWhPumped 2.1 GWh
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