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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 29 September 2022

On Thursday 29 September, demand averaged 29.0 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

29.0GW AVERAGEWind4.37 GW13%Hydro0.17 GW1%Biomass2.34 GW7%Solar1.46 GW4%Gas18.73 GW57%Coal0.87 GW3%Imports0.69 GW2%Nuclear4.28 GW13%29.0GW AVERAGE13%7%57%13%
Price
£272.02/MWh
Day average £272.02
Demand29.0GW
Generation 32.2Transfers −3.2
Fossil fuels57%
Renewables18%
Other22%
Carbon intensityHigh
262g/kWh
0Day average 262300
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Key moments

On Thursday 29 September 2022, gas supplied 57% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 13%. Demand peaked at 34.6 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 262 g/kWh and the price £272.02/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.5 GW at 00:30. Solar generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (217 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (297 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £152.88/MWh at 00:30 to £437.17/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 58% 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 1.464.4%Wind 4.3713.3%Gas 18.7356.9%Hydro 0.170.5%Biomass 2.347.1%Nuclear 4.2813.0%Coal 0.872.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.0avgGeneration 32.2avgTransfers −3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.6GW · 12:05
Low 20.7 · 02:55Avg 29.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain111%of demand
Generation 32.2Transfers −3.2 GW
Net exports77GWh
In
9 Out
86
Zero-carbon share32%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 1%Wind 14%Solar 5%

Transfers · Thu 29 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 29 September 2022, Great Britain imported 9 GWh and exported 86 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (4 GWh), and the most exports went to France (48 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 29 Sept
Imported
9GWh
Exported
86GWh
Net out
77GWh
Average net flow
3.20GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.67GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 16.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.01GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 48.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.04GWImporting

In 1.9 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.35GWExporting

In 3.1 GWhOut 11.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.20GWExporting

In 4.1 GWhOut 9.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 7.3 GWhPumped 7.8 GWh

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