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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 10 August 2022

On Wednesday 10 August, demand averaged 28.7 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

28.7GW AVERAGEWind3.65 GW12%Hydro0.25 GW1%Biomass1.95 GW6%Solar3.22 GW11%Gas15.98 GW52%Coal0.12 GW0%Imports1.07 GW3%Nuclear4.39 GW14%28.7GW AVERAGE12%11%52%14%
Price
£301.30/MWh
Day average £301.30
Demand28.7GW
Generation 29.6Transfers −0.9
Fossil fuels52%
Renewables23%
Other24%
Carbon intensityHigh
229g/kWh
0Day average 229300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 10 August 2022, gas supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 14%. Demand peaked at 35.5 GW at 13:05. Carbon intensity averaged 229 g/kWh and the price £301.30/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.8 GW at 17:40. Solar generation peaked at 9.6 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (181 g/kWh) and highest at 23:30 (269 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £214.29/MWh at 11:00 to £442.36/MWh at 19:30. 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 3.2210.5%Wind 3.6511.9%Gas 15.9852.2%Hydro 0.250.8%Biomass 1.956.4%Nuclear 4.3914.3%Coal 0.120.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.7avgGeneration 29.6avgTransfers −0.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.5GW · 13:05
Low 20.3 · 03:55Avg 28.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain103%of demand
Generation 29.6Transfers −0.9 GW
Net exports21GWh
In
20 Out
41
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 12%Solar 11%

Transfers · Wed 10 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 10 August 2022, Great Britain imported 20 GWh and exported 41 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Belgium (9 GWh), and the most exports went to France (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 10 Aug
Imported
20GWh
Exported
41GWh
Net out
21GWh
Average net flow
0.89GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.21GWImporting

In 9.4 GWhOut 4.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.81GWExporting

In 1.8 GWhOut 21.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.14GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 3.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.07GWImporting

In 7.7 GWhOut 6.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.22GWExporting

In 0.9 GWhOut 6.2 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 5.8 GWhPumped 6.2 GWh

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