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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 15 August 2022

On Monday 15 August, demand averaged 28.4 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

28.4GW AVERAGEWind2.08 GW7%Hydro0.15 GW1%Biomass2.60 GW9%Solar1.62 GW6%Gas15.73 GW54%Coal0.30 GW1%Imports2.49 GW8%Nuclear4.37 GW15%28.4GW AVERAGE7%9%54%8%15%
Price
£357.40/MWh
Day average £357.40
Demand28.4GW
Generation 26.9Transfers 1.6
Fossil fuels54%
Renewables13%
Other32%
Carbon intensityHigh
249g/kWh
0Day average 249300
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Key moments

On Monday 15 August 2022, gas supplied 54% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 34.7 GW at 14:55. Carbon intensity averaged 249 g/kWh and the price £357.40/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.2 GW at 17:10. Solar generation peaked at 4.6 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 10:30 (225 g/kWh) and highest at 02:00 (274 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £267.91/MWh at 05:30 to £440.31/MWh at 19:30. Gas made 59% 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 1.625.5%Wind 2.087.1%Gas 15.7353.6%Hydro 0.150.5%Biomass 2.608.9%Nuclear 4.3714.9%Coal 0.301.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.4avgGeneration 26.9avgTransfers 1.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.7GW · 14:55
Low 20.3 · 03:05Avg 28.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 26.9Transfers 1.6 GW
Net imports43GWh
In
57 Out
14
Zero-carbon share31%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 8%Solar 6%

Transfers · Mon 15 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 15 August 2022, Great Britain imported 57 GWh and exported 14 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (22 GWh), and the most exports went to France (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 15 Aug
Imported
57GWh
Exported
14GWh
Net in
43GWh
Average net flow
1.78GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.52GWImporting

In 12.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.49GWImporting

In 22.4 GWhOut 10.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.23GWImporting

In 6.7 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.23GWImporting

In 8.1 GWhOut 2.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.31GWImporting

In 7.7 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.21GWPumping

Generated 2.5 GWhPumped 7.5 GWh

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