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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 24 September 2022

On Saturday 24 September, demand averaged 25.4 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

25.4GW AVERAGEWind6.42 GW22%Hydro0.13 GW0%Biomass1.65 GW6%Solar1.74 GW6%Gas14.83 GW50%Coal0.89 GW3%Imports0.26 GW1%Nuclear3.94 GW13%25.4GW AVERAGE22%50%13%
Price
£216.36/MWh
Day average £216.36
Demand25.4GW
Generation 29.6Transfers −4.2
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables28%
Other20%
Carbon intensityHigh
233g/kWh
0Day average 233300
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Key moments

On Saturday 24 September 2022, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 22%. Demand peaked at 31.3 GW at 20:25. Carbon intensity averaged 233 g/kWh and the price £216.36/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.6 GW at 17:15. Solar generation peaked at 7.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:00 (199 g/kWh) and highest at 00:30 (260 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £155.91/MWh at 14:00 to £290.87/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 50% 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 1.745.8%Wind 6.4221.5%Gas 14.8349.7%Hydro 0.130.4%Biomass 1.655.5%Nuclear 3.9413.2%Coal 0.893.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.4avgGeneration 29.6avgTransfers −4.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.3GW · 20:25
Low 18.9 · 04:40Avg 25.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain117%of demand
Generation 29.6Transfers −4.2 GW
Net exports98GWh
In
3 Out
101
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 0%Wind 22%Solar 6%

Transfers · Sat 24 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 24 September 2022, Great Britain imported 3 GWh and exported 101 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (2 GWh), and the most exports went to France (49 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 24 Sept
Imported
3GWh
Exported
101GWh
Net out
98GWh
Average net flow
4.09GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.13GWExporting

In 0.6 GWhOut 3.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.03GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 48.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.03GWImporting

In 2.0 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.94GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.03GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 24.7 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 3.7 GWhPumped 6.6 GWh

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