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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 2 October 2022

On Sunday 2 October, demand averaged 26.0 GW. Renewables supplied 41%.

26.0GW AVERAGEWind9.06 GW34%Hydro0.40 GW1%Biomass0.60 GW2%Solar1.70 GW6%Gas7.68 GW28%Coal0.38 GW1%Imports2.76 GW10%Nuclear4.39 GW16%26.0GW AVERAGE34%28%10%16%
Price
£129.57/MWh
Day average £129.57
Demand26.0GW
Generation 24.2Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels28%
Renewables41%
Other29%
Carbon intensityLow
140g/kWh
0Day average 140300
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Key moments

On Sunday 2 October 2022, wind supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 28%. Demand peaked at 31.6 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 140 g/kWh and the price £129.57/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.5 GW at 01:15. Solar generation peaked at 6.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (61 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (254 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £27.17/MWh at 03:30 to £250.93/MWh at 20:00. Wind made 37% 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 1.706.3%Wind 9.0633.6%Gas 7.6828.5%Hydro 0.401.5%Biomass 0.602.2%Nuclear 4.3916.3%Coal 0.381.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.0avgGeneration 24.2avgTransfers 1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.6GW · 17:25
Low 19.2 · 04:50Avg 26.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 24.2Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports42GWh
In
60 Out
18
Zero-carbon share64%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 37%Solar 7%

Transfers · Sun 2 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 2 October 2022, Great Britain imported 60 GWh and exported 18 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (20 GWh), and the most exports went to France (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 2 Oct
Imported
60GWh
Exported
18GWh
Net in
42GWh
Average net flow
1.74GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.42GWImporting

In 11.3 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.49GWImporting

In 19.9 GWhOut 8.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.24GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 5.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.22GWImporting

In 8.2 GWhOut 3.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 6.3 GWhPumped 6.1 GWh

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