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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 27 September 2022

On Tuesday 27 September, demand averaged 29.6 GW. Renewables supplied 43%.

29.6GW AVERAGEWind13.23 GW38%Hydro0.18 GW1%Biomass2.59 GW8%Solar1.28 GW4%Gas12.61 GW37%Imports0.64 GW2%Nuclear3.95 GW11%29.6GW AVERAGE38%8%37%11%
Price
£228.49/MWh
Day average £228.49
Demand29.6GW
Generation 33.8Transfers −4.2
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables43%
Other21%
Carbon intensityModerate
156g/kWh
0Day average 156300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 27 September 2022, wind supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 37%. Demand peaked at 35.7 GW at 10:55. Carbon intensity averaged 156 g/kWh and the price £228.49/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.2 GW at 06:20. Solar generation peaked at 4.9 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (74 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (214 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £136.08/MWh at 07:00 to £388.63/MWh at 18:30. Wind made 39% 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 1.283.7%Wind 13.2338.4%Gas 12.6136.6%Hydro 0.180.5%Biomass 2.597.5%Nuclear 3.9511.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.6avgGeneration 33.8avgTransfers −4.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.7GW · 10:55
Low 20.9 · 03:05Avg 29.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain114%of demand
Generation 33.8Transfers −4.2 GW
Net exports104GWh
In
7 Out
111
Zero-carbon share55%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 1%Wind 39%Solar 4%

Transfers · Tue 27 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 27 September 2022, Great Britain imported 7 GWh and exported 111 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (7 GWh), and the most exports went to France (47 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 27 Sept
Imported
7GWh
Exported
111GWh
Net out
104GWh
Average net flow
4.32GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.83GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 20.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.94GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 46.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.26GWImporting

In 6.8 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.85GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 20.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.96GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 23.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWGenerating

Generated 8.5 GWhPumped 5.7 GWh

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