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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 22 October 2019

On Tuesday 22 October, demand averaged 34.7 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

34.7GW AVERAGEWind7.27 GW20%Hydro0.44 GW1%Biomass2.11 GW6%Solar1.09 GW3%Gas17.03 GW48%Coal0.22 GW1%Imports0.69 GW2%Nuclear6.82 GW19%34.7GW AVERAGE20%48%19%
Price
£33.55/MWh
Day average £33.55
Demand34.7GW
Generation 35.0Transfers −0.3
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables25%
Other27%
Carbon intensityModerate
232g/kWh
0Day average 232300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 22 October 2019, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 43.0 GW at 18:30. Carbon intensity averaged 232 g/kWh and the price £33.55/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.2 GW at 13:45. Solar generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (186 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (268 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £16.23/MWh at 00:00 to £49.39/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 49% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2019.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.093.1%Wind 7.2720.4%Gas 17.0347.7%Hydro 0.441.2%Biomass 2.115.9%Nuclear 6.8219.1%Coal 0.220.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.7avgGeneration 35.0avgTransfers −0.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.0GW · 18:30
Low 24.6 · 04:05Avg 34.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain101%of demand
Generation 35.0Transfers −0.3 GW
Net exports4GWh
In
13 Out
17
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 21%Solar 3%

Transfers · Tue 22 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 22 October 2019, Great Britain imported 13 GWh and exported 17 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (5 GWh), and the most exports went to France (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 22 Oct
Imported
13GWh
Exported
17GWh
Net out
4GWh
Average net flow
0.18GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.26GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 6.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.10GWExporting

In 4.2 GWhOut 6.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.18GWImporting

In 5.2 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 3.3 GWhOut 3.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 3.9 GWhPumped 6.2 GWh

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