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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 1 September 2022

On Thursday 1 September, demand averaged 27.7 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

27.7GW AVERAGEWind6.40 GW20%Hydro0.13 GW0%Biomass2.04 GW6%Solar1.96 GW6%Gas15.71 GW48%Coal0.83 GW3%Imports0.98 GW3%Nuclear4.75 GW14%27.7GW AVERAGE20%48%14%
Price
£364.98/MWh
Day average £364.98
Demand27.7GW
Generation 31.8Transfers −4.1
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables26%
Other24%
Carbon intensityHigh
232g/kWh
0Day average 232300
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Key moments

On Thursday 1 September 2022, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 34.3 GW at 13:05. Carbon intensity averaged 232 g/kWh and the price £364.98/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.3 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 6.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:00 (202 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (258 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £144.43/MWh at 02:00 to £527.03/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 49% 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 1.966.0%Wind 6.4019.5%Gas 15.7147.9%Hydro 0.130.4%Biomass 2.046.2%Nuclear 4.7514.5%Coal 0.832.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.7avgGeneration 31.8avgTransfers −4.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.3GW · 13:05
Low 19.9 · 04:30Avg 27.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain115%of demand
Generation 31.8Transfers −4.1 GW
Net exports100GWh
In
17 Out
117
Zero-carbon share42%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 0%Wind 20%Solar 6%

Transfers · Thu 1 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 1 September 2022, Great Britain imported 17 GWh and exported 117 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (10 GWh), and the most exports went to France (72 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 1 Sept
Imported
17GWh
Exported
117GWh
Net out
100GWh
Average net flow
4.17GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.15GWExporting

In 5.3 GWhOut 8.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.01GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 72.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.04GWExporting

In 2.2 GWhOut 3.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.09GWImporting

In 9.9 GWhOut 7.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.06GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 25.5 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWGenerating

Generated 6.2 GWhPumped 4.1 GWh

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