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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 10 October 2022

On Monday 10 October, demand averaged 29.6 GW. Renewables supplied 46%.

29.6GW AVERAGEWind12.07 GW38%Hydro0.52 GW2%Biomass1.85 GW6%Solar2.03 GW6%Gas9.46 GW30%Coal0.12 GW0%Imports1.31 GW4%Nuclear4.64 GW15%29.6GW AVERAGE38%30%15%
Price
£144.23/MWh
Day average £144.23
Demand29.6GW
Generation 30.7Transfers −1.1
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables46%
Other24%
Carbon intensityLow
129g/kWh
0Day average 129300
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Key moments

On Monday 10 October 2022, wind supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 30%. Demand peaked at 35.9 GW at 19:00. Carbon intensity averaged 129 g/kWh and the price £144.23/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.0 GW at 11:40. Solar generation peaked at 7.8 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (63 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (208 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £77.31/MWh at 02:30 to £235.58/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 39% 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 2.036.3%Wind 12.0737.7%Gas 9.4629.6%Hydro 0.521.6%Biomass 1.855.8%Nuclear 4.6414.5%Coal 0.120.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.6avgGeneration 30.7avgTransfers −1.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.9GW · 19:00
Low 20.1 · 04:00Avg 29.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain104%of demand
Generation 30.7Transfers −1.1 GW
Net exports22GWh
In
26 Out
49
Zero-carbon share63%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 39%Solar 7%

Transfers · Mon 10 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 10 October 2022, Great Britain imported 26 GWh and exported 49 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (21 GWh), and the most exports went to France (23 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 10 Oct
Imported
26GWh
Exported
49GWh
Net out
22GWh
Average net flow
0.93GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.33GWExporting

In 0.4 GWhOut 8.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.94GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.41GWExporting

In 1.5 GWhOut 11.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.14GWExporting

In 3.1 GWhOut 6.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 5.2 GWhPumped 8.1 GWh

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