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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 11 August 2022

On Thursday 11 August, demand averaged 28.6 GW. Renewables supplied 19%.

28.6GW AVERAGEWind2.33 GW8%Hydro0.25 GW1%Biomass2.21 GW7%Solar3.17 GW10%Gas16.48 GW54%Coal0.29 GW1%Imports1.49 GW5%Nuclear4.52 GW15%28.6GW AVERAGE8%7%10%54%15%
Price
£402.31/MWh
Day average £402.31
Demand28.6GW
Generation 29.2Transfers −0.7
Fossil fuels54%
Renewables19%
Other27%
Carbon intensityHigh
243g/kWh
0Day average 243300
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Key moments

On Thursday 11 August 2022, gas supplied 54% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 35.4 GW at 13:05. Carbon intensity averaged 243 g/kWh and the price £402.31/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.4 GW at 17:55. Solar generation peaked at 9.5 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (188 g/kWh) and highest at 05:00 (282 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £285.47/MWh at 02:30 to £600.90/MWh at 19:30. Gas made 56% 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 3.1710.3%Wind 2.337.6%Gas 16.4853.6%Hydro 0.250.8%Biomass 2.217.2%Nuclear 4.5214.7%Coal 0.290.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.6avgGeneration 29.2avgTransfers −0.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.4GW · 13:05
Low 20.6 · 04:35Avg 28.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain102%of demand
Generation 29.2Transfers −0.7 GW
Net exports18GWh
In
29 Out
47
Zero-carbon share35%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 8%Solar 11%

Transfers · Thu 11 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 11 August 2022, Great Britain imported 29 GWh and exported 47 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (10 GWh), and the most exports went to France (25 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 11 Aug
Imported
29GWh
Exported
47GWh
Net out
18GWh
Average net flow
0.74GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.11GWImporting

In 8.9 GWhOut 6.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.83GWExporting

In 4.8 GWhOut 24.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.27GWExporting

In 1.6 GWhOut 8.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.15GWImporting

In 9.8 GWhOut 6.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.10GWImporting

In 4.4 GWhOut 2.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWGenerating

Generated 6.4 GWhPumped 4.4 GWh

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