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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 9 August 2022

On Tuesday 9 August, demand averaged 28.3 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

28.3GW AVERAGEWind3.43 GW11%Hydro0.23 GW1%Biomass2.04 GW7%Solar3.09 GW10%Gas16.11 GW52%Coal0.11 GW0%Imports1.15 GW4%Nuclear4.71 GW15%28.3GW AVERAGE11%10%52%15%
Price
£270.73/MWh
Day average £270.73
Demand28.3GW
Generation 29.7Transfers −1.4
Fossil fuels52%
Renewables22%
Other26%
Carbon intensityHigh
232g/kWh
0Day average 232300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 9 August 2022, gas supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 35.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 232 g/kWh and the price £270.73/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.6 GW at 17:20. Solar generation peaked at 9.2 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (185 g/kWh) and highest at 02:30 (266 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £207.83/MWh at 00:30 to £364.21/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 54% 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 3.0910.0%Wind 3.4311.1%Gas 16.1152.2%Hydro 0.230.7%Biomass 2.046.6%Nuclear 4.7115.3%Coal 0.110.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.3avgGeneration 29.7avgTransfers −1.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.0GW · 12:30
Low 19.5 · 04:20Avg 28.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain105%of demand
Generation 29.7Transfers −1.4 GW
Net exports33GWh
In
24 Out
57
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 12%Solar 10%

Transfers · Tue 9 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 9 August 2022, Great Britain imported 24 GWh and exported 57 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Belgium (12 GWh), and the most exports went to France (30 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 9 Aug
Imported
24GWh
Exported
57GWh
Net out
33GWh
Average net flow
1.37GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.19GWImporting

In 11.6 GWhOut 7.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.22GWExporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 29.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.14GWExporting

In 2.1 GWhOut 5.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.04GWImporting

In 8.8 GWhOut 7.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.24GWExporting

In 0.9 GWhOut 6.6 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 3.9 GWhPumped 4.3 GWh

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