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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 21 August 2022

On Sunday 21 August, demand averaged 24.3 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

24.3GW AVERAGEWind5.18 GW20%Hydro0.19 GW1%Biomass1.15 GW4%Solar2.16 GW8%Gas10.60 GW40%Imports2.41 GW9%Nuclear4.54 GW17%24.3GW AVERAGE20%8%40%9%17%
Price
£372.73/MWh
Day average £372.73
Demand24.3GW
Generation 23.8Transfers 0.5
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables29%
Other31%
Carbon intensityModerate
186g/kWh
0Day average 186300
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Key moments

On Sunday 21 August 2022, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 29.6 GW at 12:35. Carbon intensity averaged 186 g/kWh and the price £372.73/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.6 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 6.5 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:30 (140 g/kWh) and highest at 23:30 (271 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £277.01/MWh at 04:30 to £532.36/MWh at 21:00. Gas made 45% 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 2.168.2%Wind 5.1819.8%Gas 10.6040.4%Hydro 0.190.7%Biomass 1.154.4%Nuclear 4.5417.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.3avgGeneration 23.8avgTransfers 0.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand29.6GW · 12:35
Low 18.3 · 05:45Avg 24.30–30 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 23.8Transfers 0.5 GW
Net imports15GWh
In
53 Out
38
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 22%Solar 9%

Transfers · Sun 21 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 21 August 2022, Great Britain imported 53 GWh and exported 38 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (16 GWh), and the most exports went to France (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 21 Aug
Imported
53GWh
Exported
38GWh
Net in
15GWh
Average net flow
0.63GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.34GWImporting

In 13.1 GWhOut 5.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.27GWExporting

In 15.7 GWhOut 22.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.02GWExporting

In 1.6 GWhOut 2.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.40GWImporting

In 13.7 GWhOut 4.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.17GWImporting

In 9.3 GWhOut 5.1 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWPumping

Generated 4.5 GWhPumped 8.1 GWh

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