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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 22 September 2022

On Thursday 22 September, demand averaged 28.1 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

28.1GW AVERAGEWind7.24 GW23%Hydro0.13 GW0%Biomass2.52 GW8%Solar1.39 GW4%Gas14.71 GW47%Coal0.81 GW3%Imports0.37 GW1%Nuclear3.94 GW13%28.1GW AVERAGE23%8%47%13%
Price
£293.77/MWh
Day average £293.77
Demand28.1GW
Generation 30.7Transfers −2.7
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables28%
Other22%
Carbon intensityHigh
221g/kWh
0Day average 221300
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Key moments

On Thursday 22 September 2022, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 23%. Demand peaked at 34.9 GW at 14:55. Carbon intensity averaged 221 g/kWh and the price £293.77/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.4 GW at 00:55. Solar generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (125 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (273 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £181.61/MWh at 02:30 to £457.10/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 48% 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 1.394.5%Wind 7.2423.3%Gas 14.7147.3%Hydro 0.130.4%Biomass 2.528.1%Nuclear 3.9412.7%Coal 0.812.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.1avgGeneration 30.7avgTransfers −2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.9GW · 14:55
Low 19.7 · 04:00Avg 28.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain110%of demand
Generation 30.7Transfers −2.7 GW
Net exports69GWh
In
1 Out
70
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 0%Wind 24%Solar 5%

Transfers · Thu 22 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 22 September 2022, Great Britain imported 1 GWh and exported 70 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (1 GWh), and the most exports went to France (41 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 22 Sept
Imported
1GWh
Exported
70GWh
Net out
69GWh
Average net flow
2.87GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.71GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 41.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.11GWExporting

In 1.1 GWhOut 3.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.04GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 25.1 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWGenerating

Generated 7.8 GWhPumped 3.2 GWh

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