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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 14 September 2022

On Wednesday 14 September, demand averaged 28.0 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

28.0GW AVERAGEWind5.36 GW16%Hydro0.18 GW1%Biomass2.68 GW8%Solar2.01 GW6%Gas16.76 GW51%Coal1.20 GW4%Imports0.62 GW2%Nuclear4.29 GW13%28.0GW AVERAGE16%8%51%13%
Price
£359.91/MWh
Day average £359.91
Demand28.0GW
Generation 32.5Transfers −4.5
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables23%
Other23%
Carbon intensityHigh
251g/kWh
0Day average 251300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 14 September 2022, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 16%. Demand peaked at 33.7 GW at 13:50. Carbon intensity averaged 251 g/kWh and the price £359.91/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.4 GW at 18:55. Solar generation peaked at 7.3 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (217 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (292 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £236.72/MWh at 03:00 to £519.97/MWh at 08:30. Gas made 52% 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 2.016.1%Wind 5.3616.2%Gas 16.7650.6%Hydro 0.180.5%Biomass 2.688.1%Nuclear 4.2913.0%Coal 1.203.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.0avgGeneration 32.5avgTransfers −4.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.7GW · 13:50
Low 19.8 · 03:55Avg 28.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain116%of demand
Generation 32.5Transfers −4.5 GW
Net exports110GWh
In
8 Out
118
Zero-carbon share36%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 1%Wind 16%Solar 6%

Transfers · Wed 14 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 14 September 2022, Great Britain imported 8 GWh and exported 118 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (7 GWh), and the most exports went to France (73 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 14 Sept
Imported
8GWh
Exported
118GWh
Net out
110GWh
Average net flow
4.60GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.85GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 20.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.04GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 72.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.27GWImporting

In 6.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.41GWExporting

In 1.2 GWhOut 11.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.57GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 13.9 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWGenerating

Generated 7.0 GWhPumped 3.4 GWh

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