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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 3 September 2022

On Saturday 3 September, demand averaged 25.3 GW. Renewables supplied 38%.

25.3GW AVERAGEWind9.63 GW33%Hydro0.12 GW0%Biomass1.41 GW5%Solar1.34 GW5%Gas10.61 GW36%Coal0.42 GW1%Imports0.76 GW3%Nuclear5.25 GW18%25.3GW AVERAGE33%36%18%
Price
£239.88/MWh
Day average £239.88
Demand25.3GW
Generation 28.8Transfers −3.5
Fossil fuels36%
Renewables38%
Other25%
Carbon intensityModerate
172g/kWh
0Day average 172300
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Key moments

On Saturday 3 September 2022, gas supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 33%. Demand peaked at 30.0 GW at 17:55. Carbon intensity averaged 172 g/kWh and the price £239.88/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.9 GW at 18:40. Solar generation peaked at 4.6 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:30 (135 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (211 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £194.06/MWh at 15:30 to £311.17/MWh at 08:30. Gas made 37% 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 1.344.5%Wind 9.6332.6%Gas 10.6135.9%Hydro 0.120.4%Biomass 1.414.8%Nuclear 5.2517.8%Coal 0.421.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.3avgGeneration 28.8avgTransfers −3.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.0GW · 17:55
Low 19.1 · 04:00Avg 25.30–30 GW
Made in Great Britain114%of demand
Generation 28.8Transfers −3.5 GW
Net exports82GWh
In
18 Out
100
Zero-carbon share57%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 0%Wind 33%Solar 5%

Transfers · Sat 3 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 3 September 2022, Great Britain imported 18 GWh and exported 100 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (7 GWh), and the most exports went to France (72 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 3 Sept
Imported
18GWh
Exported
100GWh
Net out
82GWh
Average net flow
3.41GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.29GWExporting

In 4.5 GWhOut 11.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.98GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 71.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.11GWImporting

In 3.8 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.08GWImporting

In 7.5 GWhOut 5.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.32GWExporting

In 2.0 GWhOut 9.7 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 0.4 GWhPumped 3.0 GWh

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