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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 7 August 2022

On Sunday 7 August, demand averaged 24.3 GW. Renewables supplied 34%.

24.3GW AVERAGEWind5.41 GW21%Hydro0.17 GW1%Biomass1.28 GW5%Solar3.10 GW12%Gas8.12 GW32%Imports2.37 GW9%Nuclear4.93 GW19%24.3GW AVERAGE21%12%32%9%19%
Price
£201.34/MWh
Day average £201.34
Demand24.3GW
Generation 23.0Transfers 1.3
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables34%
Other34%
Carbon intensityLow
151g/kWh
0Day average 151300
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Key moments

On Sunday 7 August 2022, gas supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 21%. Demand peaked at 29.5 GW at 17:55. Carbon intensity averaged 151 g/kWh and the price £201.34/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.9 GW at 00:25. Solar generation peaked at 9.3 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (88 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (249 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £144.88/MWh at 06:00 to £320.48/MWh at 20:30. Gas made 35% 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 3.1012.2%Wind 5.4121.3%Gas 8.1232.0%Hydro 0.170.7%Biomass 1.285.0%Nuclear 4.9319.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.3avgGeneration 23.0avgTransfers 1.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand29.5GW · 17:55
Low 17.9 · 05:40Avg 24.30–30 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 23.0Transfers 1.3 GW
Net imports35GWh
In
53 Out
18
Zero-carbon share59%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 24%Solar 13%

Transfers · Sun 7 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 7 August 2022, Great Britain imported 53 GWh and exported 18 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (23 GWh), and the most exports went to France (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 7 Aug
Imported
53GWh
Exported
18GWh
Net in
35GWh
Average net flow
1.47GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.48GWImporting

In 13.3 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.65GWImporting

In 22.8 GWhOut 7.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.12GWExporting

In 1.9 GWhOut 4.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.38GWImporting

In 11.6 GWhOut 2.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.08GWImporting

In 3.5 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.20GWPumping

Generated 3.7 GWhPumped 8.5 GWh

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