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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 10 September 2022

On Saturday 10 September, demand averaged 25.1 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

25.1GW AVERAGEWind2.93 GW10%Hydro0.16 GW1%Biomass1.64 GW6%Solar1.55 GW6%Gas15.10 GW54%Coal1.09 GW4%Imports0.69 GW2%Nuclear4.91 GW17%25.1GW AVERAGE10%54%17%
Price
£302.91/MWh
Day average £302.91
Demand25.1GW
Generation 27.4Transfers −2.3
Fossil fuels54%
Renewables17%
Other26%
Carbon intensityHigh
264g/kWh
0Day average 264300
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Key moments

On Saturday 10 September 2022, gas supplied 54% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 30.4 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 264 g/kWh and the price £302.91/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.4 GW at 03:25. Solar generation peaked at 5.5 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (235 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (312 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £220.60/MWh at 03:30 to £391.53/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 55% 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 1.555.5%Wind 2.9310.5%Gas 15.1053.8%Hydro 0.160.6%Biomass 1.645.8%Nuclear 4.9117.5%Coal 1.093.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.1avgGeneration 27.4avgTransfers −2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.4GW · 12:30
Low 18.8 · 04:35Avg 25.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain109%of demand
Generation 27.4Transfers −2.3 GW
Net exports52GWh
In
14 Out
66
Zero-carbon share35%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 11%Solar 6%

Transfers · Sat 10 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 10 September 2022, Great Britain imported 14 GWh and exported 66 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Belgium (5 GWh), and the most exports went to France (45 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 10 Sept
Imported
14GWh
Exported
66GWh
Net out
52GWh
Average net flow
2.18GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.07GWExporting

In 5.2 GWhOut 6.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.86GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 44.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.15GWImporting

In 4.0 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.18GWExporting

In 4.4 GWhOut 8.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.22GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 5.3 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWPumping

Generated 3.1 GWhPumped 6.2 GWh

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