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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 4 October 2022

On Tuesday 4 October, demand averaged 29.3 GW. Renewables supplied 47%.

29.3GW AVERAGEWind14.84 GW44%Hydro0.44 GW1%Biomass1.24 GW4%Solar0.68 GW2%Gas10.90 GW32%Coal0.26 GW1%Imports0.93 GW3%Nuclear4.34 GW13%29.3GW AVERAGE44%32%13%
Price
£163.49/MWh
Day average £163.49
Demand29.3GW
Generation 32.7Transfers −3.4
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables47%
Other19%
Carbon intensityModerate
144g/kWh
0Day average 144300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 4 October 2022, wind supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 32%. Demand peaked at 35.1 GW at 19:00. Carbon intensity averaged 144 g/kWh and the price £163.49/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.0 GW at 09:35. Solar generation peaked at 2.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (71 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (196 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £90.91/MWh at 23:30 to £211.32/MWh at 06:00. Wind made 45% 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 0.682.0%Wind 14.8444.1%Gas 10.9032.4%Hydro 0.441.3%Biomass 1.243.7%Nuclear 4.3412.9%Coal 0.260.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.3avgGeneration 32.7avgTransfers −3.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.1GW · 19:00
Low 20.1 · 03:55Avg 29.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain112%of demand
Generation 32.7Transfers −3.4 GW
Net exports86GWh
In
14 Out
100
Zero-carbon share62%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 1%Wind 45%Solar 2%

Transfers · Tue 4 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 4 October 2022, Great Britain imported 14 GWh and exported 100 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (6 GWh), and the most exports went to France (49 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 4 Oct
Imported
14GWh
Exported
100GWh
Net out
86GWh
Average net flow
3.58GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.24GWExporting

In 4.3 GWhOut 10.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.03GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 48.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.11GWExporting

In 5.9 GWhOut 8.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.25GWExporting

In 4.2 GWhOut 10.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.94GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.6 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWGenerating

Generated 7.8 GWhPumped 4.4 GWh

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