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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 7 September 2022

On Wednesday 7 September, demand averaged 28.4 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

28.4GW AVERAGEWind7.10 GW21%Hydro0.12 GW0%Biomass1.61 GW5%Solar1.91 GW6%Gas16.12 GW48%Coal0.71 GW2%Imports0.61 GW2%Nuclear5.44 GW16%28.4GW AVERAGE21%48%16%
Price
£210.90/MWh
Day average £210.90
Demand28.4GW
Generation 33.0Transfers −4.6
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables27%
Other23%
Carbon intensityHigh
221g/kWh
0Day average 221300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 7 September 2022, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 21%. Demand peaked at 34.4 GW at 12:15. Carbon intensity averaged 221 g/kWh and the price £210.90/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.5 GW at 03:55. Solar generation peaked at 6.2 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (181 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (263 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £140.99/MWh at 07:30 to £346.01/MWh at 20:00. 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 1.915.7%Wind 7.1021.1%Gas 16.1248.0%Hydro 0.120.4%Biomass 1.614.8%Nuclear 5.4416.2%Coal 0.712.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.4avgGeneration 33.0avgTransfers −4.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.4GW · 12:15
Low 19.9 · 04:20Avg 28.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain116%of demand
Generation 33.0Transfers −4.6 GW
Net exports109GWh
In
8 Out
117
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 0%Wind 22%Solar 6%

Transfers · Wed 7 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 7 September 2022, Great Britain imported 8 GWh and exported 117 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (8 GWh), and the most exports went to France (53 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 7 Sept
Imported
8GWh
Exported
117GWh
Net out
109GWh
Average net flow
4.53GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.87GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 20.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.22GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 53.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.32GWImporting

In 7.9 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.68GWExporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 16.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.08GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 26.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 6.5 GWhPumped 9.1 GWh

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