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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 12 September 2022

On Monday 12 September, demand averaged 28.0 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

28.0GW AVERAGEWind8.87 GW27%Hydro0.20 GW1%Biomass1.99 GW6%Solar1.22 GW4%Gas14.05 GW43%Coal1.04 GW3%Imports0.62 GW2%Nuclear4.77 GW15%28.0GW AVERAGE27%43%15%
Price
£315.62/MWh
Day average £315.62
Demand28.0GW
Generation 32.1Transfers −4.2
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables31%
Other23%
Carbon intensityHigh
212g/kWh
0Day average 212300
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Key moments

On Monday 12 September 2022, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 27%. Demand peaked at 34.4 GW at 12:40. Carbon intensity averaged 212 g/kWh and the price £315.62/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.7 GW at 16:15. Solar generation peaked at 4.9 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (169 g/kWh) and highest at 08:00 (238 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £238.38/MWh at 03:00 to £444.60/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 44% 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 1.223.7%Wind 8.8727.1%Gas 14.0542.9%Hydro 0.200.6%Biomass 1.996.1%Nuclear 4.7714.6%Coal 1.043.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.0avgGeneration 32.1avgTransfers −4.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.4GW · 12:40
Low 18.8 · 04:00Avg 28.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain115%of demand
Generation 32.1Transfers −4.2 GW
Net exports97GWh
In
12 Out
109
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 28%Solar 4%

Transfers · Mon 12 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 12 September 2022, Great Britain imported 12 GWh and exported 109 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (7 GWh), and the most exports went to France (66 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 12 Sept
Imported
12GWh
Exported
109GWh
Net out
97GWh
Average net flow
4.06GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.48GWExporting

In 3.4 GWhOut 14.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.77GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 66.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.10GWExporting

In 0.9 GWhOut 3.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.07GWExporting

In 7.4 GWhOut 9.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.65GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 15.5 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 3.1 GWhPumped 5.9 GWh

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