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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 27 August 2022

On Saturday 27 August, demand averaged 24.2 GW. Renewables supplied 14%.

24.2GW AVERAGEWind1.25 GW5%Hydro0.09 GW0%Biomass1.50 GW6%Solar2.39 GW9%Gas15.69 GW58%Coal0.50 GW2%Imports1.24 GW5%Nuclear4.27 GW16%24.2GW AVERAGE9%58%16%
Price
£502.75/MWh
Day average £502.75
Demand24.2GW
Generation 25.7Transfers −1.5
Fossil fuels58%
Renewables14%
Other26%
Carbon intensityHigh
268g/kWh
0Day average 268300
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Key moments

On Saturday 27 August 2022, gas supplied 58% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 29.3 GW at 12:40. Carbon intensity averaged 268 g/kWh and the price £502.75/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.1 GW at 20:45. Solar generation peaked at 7.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (222 g/kWh) and highest at 01:30 (308 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £398.60/MWh at 22:30 to £643.69/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 61% 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 2.398.9%Wind 1.254.6%Gas 15.6958.2%Hydro 0.090.3%Biomass 1.505.6%Nuclear 4.2715.9%Coal 0.501.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.2avgGeneration 25.7avgTransfers −1.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand29.3GW · 12:40
Low 18.8 · 04:30Avg 24.20–30 GW
Made in Great Britain106%of demand
Generation 25.7Transfers −1.5 GW
Net exports34GWh
In
28 Out
62
Zero-carbon share31%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 0%Wind 5%Solar 9%

Transfers · Sat 27 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 27 August 2022, Great Britain imported 28 GWh and exported 62 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (10 GWh), and the most exports went to France (51 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 27 Aug
Imported
28GWh
Exported
62GWh
Net out
34GWh
Average net flow
1.42GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.18GWImporting

In 7.9 GWhOut 3.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.11GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 50.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.16GWImporting

In 5.0 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.01GWExporting

In 4.5 GWhOut 4.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.36GWImporting

In 10.3 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 2.2 GWhPumped 3.3 GWh

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