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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 22 August 2022

On Monday 22 August, demand averaged 27.7 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

27.7GW AVERAGEWind4.41 GW16%Hydro0.25 GW1%Biomass1.86 GW7%Solar1.47 GW5%Gas13.98 GW49%Coal0.26 GW1%Imports1.62 GW6%Nuclear4.55 GW16%27.7GW AVERAGE16%49%16%
Price
£401.95/MWh
Day average £401.95
Demand27.7GW
Generation 26.8Transfers 0.9
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables22%
Other28%
Carbon intensityHigh
229g/kWh
0Day average 229300
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Key moments

On Monday 22 August 2022, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 34.3 GW at 12:50. Carbon intensity averaged 229 g/kWh and the price £401.95/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.6 GW at 17:25. Solar generation peaked at 4.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (192 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (270 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £347.16/MWh at 11:00 to £510.55/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 52% 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 1.475.2%Wind 4.4115.5%Gas 13.9849.2%Hydro 0.250.9%Biomass 1.866.6%Nuclear 4.5516.0%Coal 0.260.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.7avgGeneration 26.8avgTransfers 0.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.3GW · 12:50
Low 19.0 · 03:20Avg 27.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 26.8Transfers 0.9 GW
Net imports21GWh
In
35 Out
14
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 16%Solar 5%

Transfers · Mon 22 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 22 August 2022, Great Britain imported 35 GWh and exported 14 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (10 GWh), and the most exports went to France (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 22 Aug
Imported
35GWh
Exported
14GWh
Net in
21GWh
Average net flow
0.88GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.15GWImporting

In 6.4 GWhOut 2.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.21GWExporting

In 3.4 GWhOut 8.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.37GWImporting

In 8.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.14GWImporting

In 5.9 GWhOut 2.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.43GWImporting

In 10.4 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 4.0 GWhPumped 3.8 GWh

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