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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 6 August 2022

On Saturday 6 August, demand averaged 24.3 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

24.3GW AVERAGEWind4.41 GW17%Hydro0.18 GW1%Biomass1.40 GW5%Solar3.01 GW12%Gas9.93 GW38%Imports2.15 GW8%Nuclear4.78 GW18%24.3GW AVERAGE17%12%38%8%18%
Price
£215.00/MWh
Day average £215.00
Demand24.3GW
Generation 23.7Transfers 0.6
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables29%
Other32%
Carbon intensityModerate
172g/kWh
0Day average 172300
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Key moments

On Saturday 6 August 2022, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 28.9 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity averaged 172 g/kWh and the price £215.00/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.7 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 8.9 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (99 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (222 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £144.69/MWh at 15:30 to £283.17/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 42% 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 3.0111.6%Wind 4.4117.0%Gas 9.9338.4%Hydro 0.180.7%Biomass 1.405.4%Nuclear 4.7818.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.3avgGeneration 23.7avgTransfers 0.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand28.9GW · 13:00
Low 18.1 · 04:45Avg 24.30–30 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 23.7Transfers 0.6 GW
Net imports18GWh
In
49 Out
31
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 19%Solar 13%

Transfers · Sat 6 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 6 August 2022, Great Britain imported 49 GWh and exported 31 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (21 GWh), and the most exports went to France (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 6 Aug
Imported
49GWh
Exported
31GWh
Net in
18GWh
Average net flow
0.77GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.22GWImporting

In 8.1 GWhOut 2.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.19GWExporting

In 10.6 GWhOut 15.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.28GWExporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 7.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.16GWImporting

In 9.5 GWhOut 5.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.86GWImporting

In 20.6 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWPumping

Generated 2.6 GWhPumped 6.1 GWh

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