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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 18 August 2022

On Thursday 18 August, demand averaged 28.5 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

28.5GW AVERAGEWind7.52 GW23%Hydro0.16 GW0%Biomass2.25 GW7%Solar1.60 GW5%Gas14.98 GW47%Coal0.06 GW0%Imports1.12 GW3%Nuclear4.43 GW14%28.5GW AVERAGE23%7%47%14%
Price
£348.73/MWh
Day average £348.73
Demand28.5GW
Generation 31.0Transfers −2.5
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables29%
Other24%
Carbon intensityModerate
210g/kWh
0Day average 210300
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Key moments

On Thursday 18 August 2022, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 23%. Demand peaked at 34.6 GW at 13:55. Carbon intensity averaged 210 g/kWh and the price £348.73/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.7 GW at 20:20. Solar generation peaked at 5.7 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 22:00 (174 g/kWh) and highest at 00:30 (258 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £293.07/MWh at 22:00 to £464.64/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 48% 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 1.605.0%Wind 7.5223.4%Gas 14.9846.6%Hydro 0.160.5%Biomass 2.257.0%Nuclear 4.4313.8%Coal 0.060.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.5avgGeneration 31.0avgTransfers −2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.6GW · 13:55
Low 20.3 · 04:25Avg 28.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain109%of demand
Generation 31.0Transfers −2.5 GW
Net exports57GWh
In
24 Out
81
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 24%Solar 5%

Transfers · Thu 18 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 18 August 2022, Great Britain imported 24 GWh and exported 81 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (14 GWh), and the most exports went to France (55 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 18 Aug
Imported
24GWh
Exported
81GWh
Net out
57GWh
Average net flow
2.37GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.43GWExporting

In 1.4 GWhOut 11.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.28GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 54.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.59GWImporting

In 14.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.03GWImporting

In 6.3 GWhOut 5.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.29GWExporting

In 2.1 GWhOut 8.9 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWPumping

Generated 2.9 GWhPumped 7.0 GWh

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