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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 23 September 2022

On Friday 23 September, demand averaged 27.2 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

27.2GW AVERAGEWind3.41 GW11%Hydro0.15 GW0%Biomass2.56 GW9%Solar1.66 GW6%Gas16.43 GW55%Coal1.31 GW4%Imports0.57 GW2%Nuclear3.94 GW13%27.2GW AVERAGE11%9%55%13%
Price
£336.34/MWh
Day average £336.34
Demand27.2GW
Generation 29.5Transfers −2.3
Fossil fuels55%
Renewables17%
Other24%
Carbon intensityHigh
275g/kWh
0Day average 275300
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Key moments

On Friday 23 September 2022, gas supplied 55% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 13%. Demand peaked at 33.2 GW at 15:55. Carbon intensity averaged 275 g/kWh and the price £336.34/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.5 GW at 19:35. Solar generation peaked at 6.0 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (245 g/kWh) and highest at 05:30 (308 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £255.47/MWh at 05:00 to £497.02/MWh at 08:30. Gas made 56% 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 1.665.5%Wind 3.4111.4%Gas 16.4354.7%Hydro 0.150.5%Biomass 2.568.5%Nuclear 3.9413.1%Coal 1.314.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.2avgGeneration 29.5avgTransfers −2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.2GW · 15:55
Low 19.1 · 03:50Avg 27.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain108%of demand
Generation 29.5Transfers −2.3 GW
Net exports54GWh
In
9 Out
63
Zero-carbon share31%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 1%Wind 12%Solar 6%

Transfers · Fri 23 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 23 September 2022, Great Britain imported 9 GWh and exported 63 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (5 GWh), and the most exports went to France (38 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 23 Sept
Imported
9GWh
Exported
63GWh
Net out
54GWh
Average net flow
2.26GW 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

Average1.60GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 38.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.12GWImporting

In 3.8 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.16GWImporting

In 5.4 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.93GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.4 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 4.5 GWhPumped 4.5 GWh

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