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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 15 September 2022

On Thursday 15 September, demand averaged 28.6 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

28.6GW AVERAGEWind9.19 GW28%Hydro0.12 GW0%Biomass2.69 GW8%Solar1.51 GW5%Gas13.42 GW41%Coal0.96 GW3%Imports0.63 GW2%Nuclear4.30 GW13%28.6GW AVERAGE28%8%41%13%
Price
£286.73/MWh
Day average £286.73
Demand28.6GW
Generation 32.2Transfers −3.6
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables33%
Other23%
Carbon intensityModerate
205g/kWh
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Key moments

On Thursday 15 September 2022, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 28%. Demand peaked at 34.8 GW at 12:50. Carbon intensity averaged 205 g/kWh and the price £286.73/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.9 GW at 21:05. Solar generation peaked at 5.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (134 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (247 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £218.94/MWh at 23:30 to £388.59/MWh at 08:30. Gas made 42% 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 1.514.6%Wind 9.1928.0%Gas 13.4240.9%Hydro 0.120.4%Biomass 2.698.2%Nuclear 4.3013.1%Coal 0.962.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.6avgGeneration 32.2avgTransfers −3.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.8GW · 12:50
Low 19.8 · 04:35Avg 28.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain113%of demand
Generation 32.2Transfers −3.6 GW
Net exports83GWh
In
13 Out
96
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 0%Wind 29%Solar 5%

Transfers · Thu 15 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 15 September 2022, Great Britain imported 13 GWh and exported 96 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (9 GWh), and the most exports went to France (73 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 15 Sept
Imported
13GWh
Exported
96GWh
Net out
83GWh
Average net flow
3.45GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.44GWExporting

In 1.1 GWhOut 11.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.05GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 73.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.16GWExporting

In 1.1 GWhOut 4.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.27GWImporting

In 9.4 GWhOut 2.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.07GWExporting

In 1.7 GWhOut 3.5 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWPumping

Generated 1.9 GWhPumped 6.4 GWh

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