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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 17 August 2022

On Wednesday 17 August, demand averaged 27.8 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

27.8GW AVERAGEWind5.62 GW18%Hydro0.14 GW0%Biomass2.36 GW8%Solar1.37 GW4%Gas16.15 GW52%Coal0.27 GW1%Imports1.05 GW3%Nuclear4.41 GW14%27.8GW AVERAGE18%8%52%14%
Price
£399.77/MWh
Day average £399.77
Demand27.8GW
Generation 30.3Transfers −2.5
Fossil fuels52%
Renewables23%
Other25%
Carbon intensityHigh
228g/kWh
0Day average 228300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 17 August 2022, gas supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 18%. Demand peaked at 33.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 228 g/kWh and the price £399.77/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.0 GW at 08:30. Solar generation peaked at 5.1 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (203 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (258 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £249.45/MWh at 06:30 to £559.60/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 53% 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 1.374.4%Wind 5.6217.9%Gas 16.1551.5%Hydro 0.140.4%Biomass 2.367.5%Nuclear 4.4114.1%Coal 0.270.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.8avgGeneration 30.3avgTransfers −2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.3GW · 12:30
Low 20.4 · 04:25Avg 27.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain109%of demand
Generation 30.3Transfers −2.5 GW
Net exports62GWh
In
18 Out
80
Zero-carbon share38%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 0%Wind 19%Solar 5%

Transfers · Wed 17 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 17 August 2022, Great Britain imported 18 GWh and exported 80 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (9 GWh), and the most exports went to France (55 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 17 Aug
Imported
18GWh
Exported
80GWh
Net out
62GWh
Average net flow
2.57GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.28GWExporting

In 2.9 GWhOut 9.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.28GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 54.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.07GWImporting

In 3.8 GWhOut 2.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.20GWExporting

In 2.9 GWhOut 7.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.12GWImporting

In 8.5 GWhOut 5.6 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWGenerating

Generated 7.1 GWhPumped 6.1 GWh

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