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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 13 August 2022

On Saturday 13 August, demand averaged 26.1 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

26.1GW AVERAGEWind2.52 GW9%Hydro0.19 GW1%Biomass1.64 GW6%Solar3.04 GW11%Gas15.07 GW53%Imports1.54 GW5%Nuclear4.66 GW16%26.1GW AVERAGE9%11%53%16%
Price
£312.56/MWh
Day average £312.56
Demand26.1GW
Generation 27.1Transfers −1.0
Fossil fuels53%
Renewables20%
Other27%
Carbon intensityHigh
229g/kWh
0Day average 229300
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Key moments

On Saturday 13 August 2022, gas supplied 53% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 31.1 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 229 g/kWh and the price £312.56/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 21:55. Solar generation peaked at 9.3 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (182 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (265 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £252.67/MWh at 09:00 to £416.26/MWh at 19:00. 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 3.0410.6%Wind 2.528.8%Gas 15.0752.6%Hydro 0.190.7%Biomass 1.645.7%Nuclear 4.6616.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.1avgGeneration 27.1avgTransfers −1.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.1GW · 12:00
Low 19.9 · 04:40Avg 26.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain104%of demand
Generation 27.1Transfers −1.0 GW
Net exports22GWh
In
33 Out
55
Zero-carbon share38%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 9%Solar 11%

Transfers · Sat 13 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 13 August 2022, Great Britain imported 33 GWh and exported 55 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (10 GWh), and the most exports went to France (41 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 13 Aug
Imported
33GWh
Exported
55GWh
Net out
22GWh
Average net flow
0.94GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.24GWImporting

In 10.0 GWhOut 4.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.70GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 40.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.04GWImporting

In 3.8 GWhOut 2.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.13GWImporting

In 9.2 GWhOut 6.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.36GWImporting

In 10.0 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 4.0 GWhPumped 6.0 GWh

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