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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 28 September 2022

On Wednesday 28 September, demand averaged 29.4 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

29.4GW AVERAGEWind6.95 GW21%Hydro0.17 GW1%Biomass2.58 GW8%Solar1.74 GW5%Gas17.28 GW51%Coal0.69 GW2%Imports0.36 GW1%Nuclear4.08 GW12%29.4GW AVERAGE21%8%51%12%
Price
£298.61/MWh
Day average £298.61
Demand29.4GW
Generation 33.5Transfers −4.1
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables26%
Other21%
Carbon intensityHigh
232g/kWh
0Day average 232300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 28 September 2022, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 21%. Demand peaked at 35.4 GW at 12:20. Carbon intensity averaged 232 g/kWh and the price £298.61/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.2 GW at 21:10. Solar generation peaked at 6.1 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (196 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (267 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £174.50/MWh at 23:30 to £493.64/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 52% 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 1.745.1%Wind 6.9520.5%Gas 17.2851.0%Hydro 0.170.5%Biomass 2.587.6%Nuclear 4.0812.1%Coal 0.692.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.4avgGeneration 33.5avgTransfers −4.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.4GW · 12:20
Low 20.7 · 04:05Avg 29.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain114%of demand
Generation 33.5Transfers −4.1 GW
Net exports100GWh
In
2 Out
102
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 1%Wind 21%Solar 5%

Transfers · Wed 28 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 28 September 2022, Great Britain imported 2 GWh and exported 102 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (2 GWh), and the most exports went to France (44 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 28 Sept
Imported
2GWh
Exported
102GWh
Net out
100GWh
Average net flow
4.17GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.75GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.82GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 43.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.06GWImporting

In 2.4 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.67GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 16.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.99GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 23.8 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWGenerating

Generated 6.2 GWhPumped 4.8 GWh

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