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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 28 August 2022

On Sunday 28 August, demand averaged 23.7 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

23.7GW AVERAGEWind1.88 GW7%Hydro0.08 GW0%Biomass0.85 GW3%Solar2.13 GW8%Gas14.34 GW55%Coal0.50 GW2%Imports1.91 GW7%Nuclear4.28 GW16%23.7GW AVERAGE7%8%55%7%16%
Price
£417.16/MWh
Day average £417.16
Demand23.7GW
Generation 24.1Transfers −0.3
Fossil fuels55%
Renewables16%
Other27%
Carbon intensityHigh
261g/kWh
0Day average 261300
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Key moments

On Sunday 28 August 2022, gas supplied 55% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 28.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 261 g/kWh and the price £417.16/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.0 GW at 23:20. Solar generation peaked at 7.2 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (207 g/kWh) and highest at 04:00 (294 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £338.63/MWh at 09:00 to £590.18/MWh at 21:00. Gas made 60% 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 2.138.2%Wind 1.887.2%Gas 14.3455.2%Hydro 0.080.3%Biomass 0.853.3%Nuclear 4.2816.5%Coal 0.501.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 23.7avgGeneration 24.1avgTransfers −0.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand28.7GW · 12:30
Low 18.1 · 04:40Avg 23.70–30 GW
Made in Great Britain101%of demand
Generation 24.1Transfers −0.3 GW
Net imports0GWh
In
43 Out
43
Zero-carbon share35%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 0%Wind 8%Solar 9%

Transfers · Sun 28 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 28 August 2022, Great Britain imported 43 GWh and exported 43 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (15 GWh), and the most exports went to France (40 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 28 Aug
Imported
43GWh
Exported
43GWh
Net in
0GWh
Average net flow
0.02GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.58GWImporting

In 14.3 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.65GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 39.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.05GWImporting

In 2.8 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.60GWImporting

In 15.2 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.45GWImporting

In 11.0 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.36GWPumping

Generated 2.6 GWhPumped 11.2 GWh

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