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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 11 September 2022

On Sunday 11 September, demand averaged 25.1 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

25.1GW AVERAGEWind4.72 GW16%Hydro0.20 GW1%Biomass1.98 GW7%Solar1.73 GW6%Gas14.21 GW49%Coal0.50 GW2%Imports0.76 GW3%Nuclear4.79 GW17%25.1GW AVERAGE16%49%17%
Price
£289.70/MWh
Day average £289.70
Demand25.1GW
Generation 28.1Transfers −3.0
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables23%
Other26%
Carbon intensityHigh
231g/kWh
0Day average 231300
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Key moments

On Sunday 11 September 2022, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 30.8 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 231 g/kWh and the price £289.70/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.5 GW at 23:20. Solar generation peaked at 6.4 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (171 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (278 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £239.96/MWh at 13:30 to £363.97/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 51% 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 1.736.0%Wind 4.7216.3%Gas 14.2149.2%Hydro 0.200.7%Biomass 1.986.9%Nuclear 4.7916.6%Coal 0.501.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.1avgGeneration 28.1avgTransfers −3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.8GW · 12:00
Low 18.3 · 04:55Avg 25.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain112%of demand
Generation 28.1Transfers −3.0 GW
Net exports70GWh
In
16 Out
86
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 17%Solar 6%

Transfers · Sun 11 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 11 September 2022, Great Britain imported 16 GWh and exported 86 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (10 GWh), and the most exports went to France (56 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 11 Sept
Imported
16GWh
Exported
86GWh
Net out
70GWh
Average net flow
2.91GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.31GWExporting

In 2.8 GWhOut 10.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.33GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 55.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.38GWImporting

In 9.9 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.45GWExporting

In 3.6 GWhOut 14.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.21GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 5.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 2.0 GWhPumped 4.3 GWh

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