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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 19 September 2022

On Monday 19 September, demand averaged 24.7 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

24.7GW AVERAGEWind3.56 GW13%Hydro0.15 GW1%Biomass1.73 GW6%Solar1.24 GW5%Gas14.47 GW53%Coal0.86 GW3%Imports0.86 GW3%Nuclear4.29 GW16%24.7GW AVERAGE13%53%16%
Price
£233.06/MWh
Day average £233.06
Demand24.7GW
Generation 26.3Transfers −1.6
Fossil fuels53%
Renewables18%
Other25%
Carbon intensityHigh
254g/kWh
0Day average 254300
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Key moments

On Monday 19 September 2022, gas supplied 53% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 30.2 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 254 g/kWh and the price £233.06/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.6 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (179 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (307 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £144.22/MWh at 01:00 to £362.36/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 55% 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 1.244.6%Wind 3.5613.1%Gas 14.4753.3%Hydro 0.150.5%Biomass 1.736.4%Nuclear 4.2915.8%Coal 0.863.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.7avgGeneration 26.3avgTransfers −1.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.2GW · 17:25
Low 18.0 · 05:05Avg 24.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain106%of demand
Generation 26.3Transfers −1.6 GW
Net exports40GWh
In
17 Out
57
Zero-carbon share35%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 14%Solar 5%

Transfers · Mon 19 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 19 September 2022, Great Britain imported 17 GWh and exported 57 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Belgium (10 GWh), and the most exports went to France (33 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 19 Sept
Imported
17GWh
Exported
57GWh
Net out
40GWh
Average net flow
1.68GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.13GWImporting

In 10.1 GWhOut 6.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.37GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 32.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.15GWExporting

In 0.9 GWhOut 4.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.19GWImporting

In 4.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.48GWExporting

In 1.3 GWhOut 12.9 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWGenerating

Generated 3.6 GWhPumped 1.7 GWh

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