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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 30 August 2022

On Tuesday 30 August, demand averaged 27.4 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

27.4GW AVERAGEWind5.57 GW17%Hydro0.09 GW0%Biomass1.88 GW6%Solar1.99 GW6%Gas16.02 GW50%Coal0.63 GW2%Imports1.24 GW4%Nuclear4.46 GW14%27.4GW AVERAGE17%50%14%
Price
£366.95/MWh
Day average £366.95
Demand27.4GW
Generation 30.6Transfers −3.3
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables24%
Other24%
Carbon intensityHigh
239g/kWh
0Day average 239300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 30 August 2022, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 17%. Demand peaked at 33.0 GW at 12:25. Carbon intensity averaged 239 g/kWh and the price £366.95/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.7 GW at 20:45. Solar generation peaked at 5.8 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 10:30 (216 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (255 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £297.70/MWh at 05:30 to £476.99/MWh at 17:30. 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 1.996.2%Wind 5.5717.5%Gas 16.0250.2%Hydro 0.090.3%Biomass 1.885.9%Nuclear 4.4614.0%Coal 0.632.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.4avgGeneration 30.6avgTransfers −3.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.0GW · 12:25
Low 18.8 · 03:20Avg 27.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain112%of demand
Generation 30.6Transfers −3.3 GW
Net exports75GWh
In
27 Out
102
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 0%Wind 18%Solar 6%

Transfers · Tue 30 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 30 August 2022, Great Britain imported 27 GWh and exported 102 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (10 GWh), and the most exports went to France (73 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 30 Aug
Imported
27GWh
Exported
102GWh
Net out
75GWh
Average net flow
3.13GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.02GWExporting

In 8.8 GWhOut 9.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.03GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 72.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.31GWImporting

In 7.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.07GWImporting

In 10.2 GWhOut 8.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.46GWExporting

In 0.6 GWhOut 11.6 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWPumping

Generated 2.8 GWhPumped 6.0 GWh

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