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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 5 August 2022

On Friday 5 August, demand averaged 26.9 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

26.9GW AVERAGEWind4.92 GW16%Hydro0.22 GW1%Biomass2.07 GW7%Solar2.85 GW9%Gas15.52 GW50%Imports0.44 GW1%Nuclear4.74 GW15%26.9GW AVERAGE16%9%50%15%
Price
£239.70/MWh
Day average £239.70
Demand26.9GW
Generation 30.3Transfers −3.5
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables26%
Other24%
Carbon intensityHigh
215g/kWh
0Day average 215300
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Key moments

On Friday 5 August 2022, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 16%. Demand peaked at 33.4 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 215 g/kWh and the price £239.70/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.8 GW at 12:30. Solar generation peaked at 8.2 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (170 g/kWh) and highest at 00:30 (257 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £138.52/MWh at 05:00 to £351.75/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 51% 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 2.859.3%Wind 4.9216.0%Gas 15.5250.5%Hydro 0.220.7%Biomass 2.076.7%Nuclear 4.7415.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.9avgGeneration 30.3avgTransfers −3.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.4GW · 12:30
Low 19.3 · 04:35Avg 26.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain113%of demand
Generation 30.3Transfers −3.5 GW
Net exports81GWh
In
9 Out
90
Zero-carbon share42%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 16%Solar 9%

Transfers · Fri 5 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 5 August 2022, Great Britain imported 9 GWh and exported 90 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (4 GWh), and the most exports went to France (48 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 5 Aug
Imported
9GWh
Exported
90GWh
Net out
81GWh
Average net flow
3.39GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.49GWExporting

In 0.6 GWhOut 12.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.01GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 48.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.21GWExporting

In 1.2 GWhOut 6.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.37GWExporting

In 3.1 GWhOut 11.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.31GWExporting

In 3.8 GWhOut 11.2 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 2.0 GWhPumped 4.0 GWh

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