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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 3 October 2022

On Monday 3 October, demand averaged 28.7 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

28.7GW AVERAGEWind6.44 GW21%Hydro0.40 GW1%Biomass0.78 GW2%Solar1.33 GW4%Gas15.54 GW50%Coal0.76 GW2%Imports1.76 GW6%Nuclear4.26 GW14%28.7GW AVERAGE21%50%14%
Price
£227.30/MWh
Day average £227.30
Demand28.7GW
Generation 29.5Transfers −0.8
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables26%
Other22%
Carbon intensityHigh
233g/kWh
0Day average 233300
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Key moments

On Monday 3 October 2022, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 21%. Demand peaked at 35.3 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 233 g/kWh and the price £227.30/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.9 GW at 22:50. Solar generation peaked at 5.3 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (133 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (284 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £158.38/MWh at 21:00 to £383.57/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 53% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 41% across 2022.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.334.2%Wind 6.4420.6%Gas 15.5449.7%Hydro 0.401.3%Biomass 0.782.5%Nuclear 4.2613.6%Coal 0.762.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.7avgGeneration 29.5avgTransfers −0.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.3GW · 11:30
Low 19.7 · 04:00Avg 28.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain103%of demand
Generation 29.5Transfers −0.8 GW
Net exports22GWh
In
36 Out
58
Zero-carbon share42%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 22%Solar 4%

Transfers · Mon 3 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 3 October 2022, Great Britain imported 36 GWh and exported 58 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (17 GWh), and the most exports went to France (39 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 3 Oct
Imported
36GWh
Exported
58GWh
Net out
22GWh
Average net flow
0.91GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.11GWImporting

In 5.6 GWhOut 3.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.62GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 38.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.68GWImporting

In 16.5 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.37GWExporting

In 0.6 GWhOut 9.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.30GWImporting

In 13.3 GWhOut 6.2 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWGenerating

Generated 6.1 GWhPumped 3.7 GWh

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