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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 29 August 2022

On Monday 29 August, demand averaged 24.5 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

24.5GW AVERAGEWind4.04 GW14%Hydro0.10 GW0%Biomass1.64 GW6%Solar1.80 GW6%Gas15.45 GW54%Coal0.50 GW2%Imports0.70 GW2%Nuclear4.31 GW15%24.5GW AVERAGE14%54%15%
Price
£443.92/MWh
Day average £443.92
Demand24.5GW
Generation 27.8Transfers −3.4
Fossil fuels54%
Renewables21%
Other23%
Carbon intensityHigh
246g/kWh
0Day average 246300
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Key moments

On Monday 29 August 2022, gas supplied 54% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 29.0 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 246 g/kWh and the price £443.92/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.9 GW at 22:35. Solar generation peaked at 5.7 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (217 g/kWh) and highest at 03:30 (279 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £325.02/MWh at 23:30 to £591.77/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 56% 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 1.806.3%Wind 4.0414.2%Gas 15.4554.1%Hydro 0.100.3%Biomass 1.645.8%Nuclear 4.3115.1%Coal 0.501.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.5avgGeneration 27.8avgTransfers −3.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand29.0GW · 11:30
Low 18.1 · 04:40Avg 24.50–30 GW
Made in Great Britain114%of demand
Generation 27.8Transfers −3.4 GW
Net exports81GWh
In
13 Out
93
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 0%Wind 15%Solar 6%

Transfers · Mon 29 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 29 August 2022, Great Britain imported 13 GWh and exported 93 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (6 GWh), and the most exports went to France (68 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 29 Aug
Imported
13GWh
Exported
93GWh
Net out
81GWh
Average net flow
3.36GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.39GWExporting

In 0.6 GWhOut 9.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.83GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 67.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.25GWImporting

In 6.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.32GWExporting

In 2.4 GWhOut 9.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.08GWExporting

In 3.7 GWhOut 5.7 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 3.9 GWhPumped 4.2 GWh

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