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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 22 October 2021

On Friday 22 October, demand averaged 32.5 GW. Renewables supplied 35%.

32.5GW AVERAGEWind10.17 GW30%Hydro0.66 GW2%Biomass2.31 GW7%Solar0.99 GW3%Gas11.96 GW35%Coal0.19 GW1%Imports2.91 GW9%Nuclear4.60 GW14%32.5GW AVERAGE30%35%9%14%
Price
£181.06/MWh
Day average £181.06
Demand32.5GW
Generation 30.9Transfers 1.6
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables35%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
160g/kWh
0Day average 160300
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Key moments

On Friday 22 October 2021, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 30%. Demand peaked at 39.4 GW at 12:10. Carbon intensity averaged 160 g/kWh and the price £181.06/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.4 GW at 04:55. Solar generation peaked at 4.6 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 05:00 (61 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (266 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £35.45/MWh at 02:30 to £337.51/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 39% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 42% across 2021.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.992.9%Wind 10.1730.1%Gas 11.9635.4%Hydro 0.662.0%Biomass 2.316.8%Nuclear 4.6013.6%Coal 0.190.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.5avgGeneration 30.9avgTransfers 1.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.4GW · 12:10
Low 23.0 · 04:25Avg 32.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 30.9Transfers 1.6 GW
Net imports39GWh
In
63 Out
24
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 33%Solar 3%

Transfers · Fri 22 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 22 October 2021, Great Britain imported 63 GWh and exported 24 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Belgium (17 GWh), and the most exports went to France (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 22 Oct
Imported
63GWh
Exported
24GWh
Net in
39GWh
Average net flow
1.63GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.66GWImporting

In 17.1 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.17GWImporting

In 16.4 GWhOut 12.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.41GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 10.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.52GWImporting

In 12.6 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 7.0 GWhPumped 8.0 GWh

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