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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 14 August 2022

On Sunday 14 August, demand averaged 25.6 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

25.6GW AVERAGEWind1.50 GW6%Hydro0.18 GW1%Biomass2.21 GW8%Solar2.78 GW11%Gas12.23 GW47%Imports2.65 GW10%Nuclear4.66 GW18%25.6GW AVERAGE8%11%47%10%18%
Price
£337.74/MWh
Day average £337.74
Demand25.6GW
Generation 23.6Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables17%
Other36%
Carbon intensityHigh
216g/kWh
0Day average 216300
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Key moments

On Sunday 14 August 2022, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 30.9 GW at 13:20. Carbon intensity averaged 216 g/kWh and the price £337.74/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.4 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 8.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (153 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (269 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £267.19/MWh at 15:30 to £475.98/MWh at 19:30. Gas made 52% 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 2.7810.6%Wind 1.505.7%Gas 12.2346.6%Hydro 0.180.7%Biomass 2.218.4%Nuclear 4.6617.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.6avgGeneration 23.6avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.9GW · 13:20
Low 19.5 · 05:55Avg 25.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 23.6Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports50GWh
In
60 Out
9
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 6%Solar 12%

Transfers · Sun 14 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 14 August 2022, Great Britain imported 60 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (19 GWh), and the most exports went to France (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 14 Aug
Imported
60GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
50GWh
Average net flow
2.10GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.49GWImporting

In 12.2 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.39GWImporting

In 14.1 GWhOut 4.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.02GWImporting

In 3.8 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.41GWImporting

In 10.6 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.79GWImporting

In 18.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 4.1 GWhPumped 5.7 GWh

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