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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 16 August 2022

On Tuesday 16 August, demand averaged 28.3 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

28.3GW AVERAGEWind4.21 GW14%Hydro0.16 GW1%Biomass2.54 GW8%Solar1.18 GW4%Gas15.72 GW51%Coal0.27 GW1%Imports2.27 GW7%Nuclear4.41 GW14%28.3GW AVERAGE14%8%51%7%14%
Price
£401.16/MWh
Day average £401.16
Demand28.3GW
Generation 28.5Transfers −0.2
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables18%
Other30%
Carbon intensityHigh
239g/kWh
0Day average 239300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 16 August 2022, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 14%. Demand peaked at 33.8 GW at 11:45. Carbon intensity averaged 239 g/kWh and the price £401.16/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.0 GW at 21:45. Solar generation peaked at 3.8 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:30 (221 g/kWh) and highest at 00:30 (265 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £266.06/MWh at 05:30 to £535.33/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 55% 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 1.183.8%Wind 4.2113.7%Gas 15.7251.1%Hydro 0.160.5%Biomass 2.548.3%Nuclear 4.4114.3%Coal 0.270.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.3avgGeneration 28.5avgTransfers −0.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.8GW · 11:45
Low 20.7 · 02:55Avg 28.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain101%of demand
Generation 28.5Transfers −0.2 GW
Net exports4GWh
In
49 Out
53
Zero-carbon share35%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 15%Solar 4%

Transfers · Tue 16 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 16 August 2022, Great Britain imported 49 GWh and exported 53 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (17 GWh), and the most exports went to France (40 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 16 Aug
Imported
49GWh
Exported
53GWh
Net out
4GWh
Average net flow
0.16GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.45GWImporting

In 12.5 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.61GWExporting

In 1.3 GWhOut 39.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.70GWImporting

In 16.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.13GWImporting

In 9.9 GWhOut 6.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.17GWImporting

In 8.6 GWhOut 4.6 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 5.5 GWhPumped 5.8 GWh

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