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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 8 August 2022

On Monday 8 August, demand averaged 27.5 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

27.5GW AVERAGEWind2.97 GW10%Hydro0.22 GW1%Biomass2.11 GW7%Solar2.99 GW10%Gas16.38 GW53%Coal0.10 GW0%Imports0.92 GW3%Nuclear5.02 GW16%27.5GW AVERAGE10%10%53%16%
Price
£252.76/MWh
Day average £252.76
Demand27.5GW
Generation 29.8Transfers −2.3
Fossil fuels53%
Renewables20%
Other26%
Carbon intensityHigh
234g/kWh
0Day average 234300
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Key moments

On Monday 8 August 2022, gas supplied 53% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 34.1 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 234 g/kWh and the price £252.76/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.3 GW at 18:55. Solar generation peaked at 8.8 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:00 (193 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (264 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £178.81/MWh at 03:30 to £348.87/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 55% 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 2.999.7%Wind 2.979.7%Gas 16.3853.3%Hydro 0.220.7%Biomass 2.116.9%Nuclear 5.0216.3%Coal 0.100.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.5avgGeneration 29.8avgTransfers −2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.1GW · 12:05
Low 18.7 · 04:40Avg 27.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain108%of demand
Generation 29.8Transfers −2.3 GW
Net exports57GWh
In
15 Out
72
Zero-carbon share38%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 10%Solar 10%

Transfers · Mon 8 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 8 August 2022, Great Britain imported 15 GWh and exported 72 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Belgium (7 GWh), and the most exports went to France (45 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 8 Aug
Imported
15GWh
Exported
72GWh
Net out
57GWh
Average net flow
2.37GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.05GWImporting

In 6.5 GWhOut 5.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.89GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 45.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.09GWExporting

In 1.5 GWhOut 3.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 6.5 GWhOut 6.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.44GWExporting

In 0.8 GWhOut 11.3 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWGenerating

Generated 6.8 GWhPumped 4.0 GWh

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