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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 17 September 2022

On Saturday 17 September, demand averaged 25.9 GW. Renewables supplied 50%.

25.9GW AVERAGEWind11.23 GW41%Hydro0.08 GW0%Biomass0.96 GW3%Solar2.56 GW9%Gas5.42 GW20%Coal0.29 GW1%Imports2.80 GW10%Nuclear4.31 GW16%25.9GW AVERAGE41%9%20%10%16%
Price
£161.29/MWh
Day average £161.29
Demand25.9GW
Generation 24.8Transfers 1.0
Fossil fuels20%
Renewables50%
Other29%
Carbon intensityLow
113g/kWh
0Day average 113300
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Key moments

On Saturday 17 September 2022, wind supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 20%. Demand peaked at 30.6 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity averaged 113 g/kWh and the price £161.29/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.5 GW at 07:50. Solar generation peaked at 8.6 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (63 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (191 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £85.32/MWh at 14:30 to £210.61/MWh at 06:00. Wind made 45% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 28% across 2022.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.569.3%Wind 11.2340.6%Gas 5.4219.6%Hydro 0.080.3%Biomass 0.963.5%Nuclear 4.3115.6%Coal 0.291.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.9avgGeneration 24.8avgTransfers 1.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.6GW · 13:00
Low 19.3 · 03:55Avg 25.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 24.8Transfers 1.0 GW
Net imports31GWh
In
66 Out
35
Zero-carbon share73%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 0%Wind 45%Solar 10%

Transfers · Sat 17 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 17 September 2022, Great Britain imported 66 GWh and exported 35 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (22 GWh), and the most exports went to France (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 17 Sept
Imported
66GWh
Exported
35GWh
Net in
31GWh
Average net flow
1.30GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.91GWImporting

In 21.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.71GWExporting

In 5.3 GWhOut 22.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.51GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 12.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.29GWPumping

Generated 1.2 GWhPumped 8.2 GWh

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