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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 4 September 2022

On Sunday 4 September, demand averaged 24.9 GW. Renewables supplied 35%.

24.9GW AVERAGEWind8.56 GW30%Hydro0.14 GW0%Biomass1.14 GW4%Solar1.37 GW5%Gas10.55 GW37%Coal0.57 GW2%Imports1.06 GW4%Nuclear5.43 GW19%24.9GW AVERAGE30%37%19%
Price
£274.32/MWh
Day average £274.32
Demand24.9GW
Generation 27.8Transfers −2.9
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables35%
Other26%
Carbon intensityModerate
178g/kWh
0Day average 178300
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Key moments

On Sunday 4 September 2022, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 30%. Demand peaked at 29.6 GW at 17:45. Carbon intensity averaged 178 g/kWh and the price £274.32/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.6 GW at 22:30. Solar generation peaked at 4.9 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (132 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (221 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £201.24/MWh at 09:00 to £397.06/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 38% 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 1.374.7%Wind 8.5629.7%Gas 10.5536.6%Hydro 0.140.5%Biomass 1.143.9%Nuclear 5.4318.9%Coal 0.572.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.9avgGeneration 27.8avgTransfers −2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand29.6GW · 17:45
Low 18.8 · 05:05Avg 24.90–30 GW
Made in Great Britain112%of demand
Generation 27.8Transfers −2.9 GW
Net exports71GWh
In
22 Out
92
Zero-carbon share56%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 31%Solar 5%

Transfers · Sun 4 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 4 September 2022, Great Britain imported 22 GWh and exported 92 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (8 GWh), and the most exports went to France (61 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 4 Sept
Imported
22GWh
Exported
92GWh
Net out
71GWh
Average net flow
2.94GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.15GWExporting

In 6.6 GWhOut 10.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.55GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 61.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.25GWImporting

In 7.5 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.16GWImporting

In 7.5 GWhOut 3.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.66GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 15.9 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWGenerating

Generated 3.9 GWhPumped 2.5 GWh

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