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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 8 September 2022

On Thursday 8 September, demand averaged 28.2 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

28.2GW AVERAGEWind5.53 GW17%Hydro0.14 GW0%Biomass1.91 GW6%Solar1.30 GW4%Gas16.94 GW52%Coal0.96 GW3%Imports0.62 GW2%Nuclear5.43 GW17%28.2GW AVERAGE17%52%17%
Price
£266.31/MWh
Day average £266.31
Demand28.2GW
Generation 32.2Transfers −4.0
Fossil fuels52%
Renewables21%
Other24%
Carbon intensityHigh
243g/kWh
0Day average 243300
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Key moments

On Thursday 8 September 2022, gas supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 17%. Demand peaked at 34.2 GW at 12:50. Carbon intensity averaged 243 g/kWh and the price £266.31/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.0 GW at 21:15. Solar generation peaked at 4.5 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:00 (224 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (279 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £170.10/MWh at 06:00 to £364.59/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 53% 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 1.303.9%Wind 5.5316.9%Gas 16.9451.6%Hydro 0.140.4%Biomass 1.915.8%Nuclear 5.4316.5%Coal 0.962.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.2avgGeneration 32.2avgTransfers −4.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.2GW · 12:50
Low 20.0 · 03:05Avg 28.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain114%of demand
Generation 32.2Transfers −4.0 GW
Net exports94GWh
In
8 Out
101
Zero-carbon share38%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 0%Wind 17%Solar 4%

Transfers · Thu 8 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 8 September 2022, Great Britain imported 8 GWh and exported 101 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (3 GWh), and the most exports went to France (48 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 8 Sept
Imported
8GWh
Exported
101GWh
Net out
94GWh
Average net flow
3.90GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.55GWExporting

In 2.1 GWhOut 15.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.98GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 47.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.04GWImporting

In 3.2 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.46GWExporting

In 2.4 GWhOut 13.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.95GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.8 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 7.2 GWhPumped 8.9 GWh

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