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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 5 September 2022

On Monday 5 September, demand averaged 28.2 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

28.2GW AVERAGEWind8.86 GW27%Hydro0.18 GW1%Biomass1.68 GW5%Solar1.68 GW5%Gas13.18 GW40%Coal0.73 GW2%Imports0.96 GW3%Nuclear5.47 GW17%28.2GW AVERAGE27%40%17%
Price
£301.44/MWh
Day average £301.44
Demand28.2GW
Generation 31.8Transfers −3.6
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables33%
Other25%
Carbon intensityHigh
194g/kWh
0Day average 194300
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Key moments

On Monday 5 September 2022, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 27%. Demand peaked at 34.7 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 194 g/kWh and the price £301.44/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.1 GW at 03:10. Solar generation peaked at 5.6 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (96 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (247 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £184.11/MWh at 03:30 to £464.27/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 41% 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 1.685.1%Wind 8.8627.1%Gas 13.1840.2%Hydro 0.180.6%Biomass 1.685.1%Nuclear 5.4716.7%Coal 0.732.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.2avgGeneration 31.8avgTransfers −3.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.7GW · 11:30
Low 19.7 · 03:30Avg 28.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain113%of demand
Generation 31.8Transfers −3.6 GW
Net exports85GWh
In
18 Out
103
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 28%Solar 5%

Transfers · Mon 5 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 5 September 2022, Great Britain imported 18 GWh and exported 103 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (12 GWh), and the most exports went to France (59 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 5 Sept
Imported
18GWh
Exported
103GWh
Net out
85GWh
Average net flow
3.55GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.54GWExporting

In 0.5 GWhOut 13.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.44GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 58.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.51GWImporting

In 12.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.23GWExporting

In 4.9 GWhOut 10.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.85GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 20.3 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 5.3 GWhPumped 5.3 GWh

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