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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 30 September 2022

On Friday 30 September, demand averaged 29.6 GW. Renewables supplied 42%.

29.6GW AVERAGEWind13.55 GW40%Hydro0.21 GW1%Biomass1.26 GW4%Solar0.47 GW1%Gas12.60 GW37%Coal0.48 GW1%Imports1.03 GW3%Nuclear4.36 GW13%29.6GW AVERAGE40%37%13%
Price
£182.94/MWh
Day average £182.94
Demand29.6GW
Generation 32.9Transfers −3.4
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables42%
Other20%
Carbon intensityModerate
175g/kWh
0Day average 175300
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Key moments

On Friday 30 September 2022, wind supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 37%. Demand peaked at 35.6 GW at 12:10. Carbon intensity averaged 175 g/kWh and the price £182.94/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 19.8 GW at 14:50. Solar generation peaked at 2.1 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (69 g/kWh) and highest at 01:30 (248 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £103.26/MWh at 23:30 to £226.99/MWh at 19:30. Wind made 41% 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 0.471.4%Wind 13.5539.9%Gas 12.6037.1%Hydro 0.210.6%Biomass 1.263.7%Nuclear 4.3612.8%Coal 0.481.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.6avgGeneration 32.9avgTransfers −3.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.6GW · 12:10
Low 20.9 · 03:25Avg 29.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain111%of demand
Generation 32.9Transfers −3.4 GW
Net exports75GWh
In
21 Out
96
Zero-carbon share56%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 1%Wind 41%Solar 1%

Transfers · Fri 30 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 30 September 2022, Great Britain imported 21 GWh and exported 96 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (14 GWh), and the most exports went to France (46 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 30 Sept
Imported
21GWh
Exported
96GWh
Net out
75GWh
Average net flow
3.12GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.49GWExporting

In 3.2 GWhOut 15.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.91GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 45.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.58GWImporting

In 14.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.38GWExporting

In 3.9 GWhOut 13.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.92GWExporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 22.3 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.24GWPumping

Generated 3.3 GWhPumped 9.1 GWh

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