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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 26 September 2022

On Monday 26 September, demand averaged 29.3 GW. Renewables supplied 54%.

29.3GW AVERAGEWind16.79 GW50%Hydro0.14 GW0%Biomass2.49 GW7%Solar1.43 GW4%Gas8.58 GW25%Coal0.04 GW0%Imports0.46 GW1%Nuclear3.94 GW12%29.3GW AVERAGE50%7%25%12%
Price
£130.95/MWh
Day average £130.95
Demand29.3GW
Generation 33.4Transfers −4.2
Fossil fuels25%
Renewables54%
Other20%
Carbon intensityLow
112g/kWh
0Day average 112300
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Key moments

On Monday 26 September 2022, wind supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 25%. Demand peaked at 35.8 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 112 g/kWh and the price £130.95/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.3 GW at 11:00. Solar generation peaked at 5.7 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:00 (75 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (163 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£39.15/MWh at 04:30 to £235.23/MWh at 19:30. The price was below zero for 4 hours. Wind made 50% 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 1.434.2%Wind 16.7949.6%Gas 8.5825.3%Hydro 0.140.4%Biomass 2.497.3%Nuclear 3.9411.6%Coal 0.040.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.3avgGeneration 33.4avgTransfers −4.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.8GW · 17:20
Low 19.6 · 04:00Avg 29.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain114%of demand
Generation 33.4Transfers −4.2 GW
Net exports95GWh
In
8 Out
103
Zero-carbon share67%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 0%Wind 50%Solar 4%

Transfers · Mon 26 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 26 September 2022, Great Britain imported 8 GWh and exported 103 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (8 GWh), and the most exports went to France (44 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 26 Sept
Imported
8GWh
Exported
103GWh
Net out
95GWh
Average net flow
3.96GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.71GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 17.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.84GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 44.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.26GWImporting

In 7.6 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.59GWExporting

In 0.6 GWhOut 14.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.08GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 25.9 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.20GWPumping

Generated 2.8 GWhPumped 7.8 GWh

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