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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 1 October 2022

On Saturday 1 October, demand averaged 25.9 GW. Renewables supplied 62%.

25.9GW AVERAGEWind15.69 GW55%Hydro0.25 GW1%Biomass0.53 GW2%Solar1.81 GW6%Gas4.15 GW15%Coal0.06 GW0%Imports1.71 GW6%Nuclear4.36 GW15%25.9GW AVERAGE55%15%15%
Price
£121.54/MWh
Day average £121.54
Demand25.9GW
Generation 26.9Transfers −0.9
Fossil fuels15%
Renewables62%
Other23%
Carbon intensityLow
74g/kWh
0Day average 74300
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Key moments

On Saturday 1 October 2022, wind supplied 55% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 30.3 GW at 19:05. Carbon intensity averaged 74 g/kWh and the price £121.54/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.7 GW at 14:30. Solar generation peaked at 6.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (47 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (119 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £13.26/MWh at 15:00 to £251.10/MWh at 19:00. Wind made 58% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 28% across 2022.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.816.4%Wind 15.6954.9%Gas 4.1514.5%Hydro 0.250.9%Biomass 0.531.9%Nuclear 4.3615.3%Coal 0.060.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.9avgGeneration 26.9avgTransfers −0.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.3GW · 19:05
Low 19.7 · 05:00Avg 25.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain104%of demand
Generation 26.9Transfers −0.9 GW
Net exports12GWh
In
38 Out
50
Zero-carbon share82%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 58%Solar 7%

Transfers · Sat 1 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 1 October 2022, Great Britain imported 38 GWh and exported 50 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Belgium (19 GWh), and the most exports went to France (38 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 1 Oct
Imported
38GWh
Exported
50GWh
Net out
12GWh
Average net flow
0.50GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.79GWImporting

In 19.1 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.59GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 38.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.24GWExporting

In 1.1 GWhOut 6.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.21GWImporting

In 8.1 GWhOut 3.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.33GWImporting

In 10.1 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.41GWPumping

Generated 2.5 GWhPumped 12.5 GWh

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