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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 11 October 2022

On Tuesday 11 October, demand averaged 30.2 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

30.2GW AVERAGEWind5.60 GW17%Hydro0.49 GW1%Biomass2.04 GW6%Solar1.74 GW5%Gas16.38 GW49%Coal0.53 GW2%Imports1.75 GW5%Nuclear4.63 GW14%30.2GW AVERAGE17%49%14%
Price
£176.40/MWh
Day average £176.40
Demand30.2GW
Generation 31.4Transfers −1.2
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables24%
Other25%
Carbon intensityHigh
221g/kWh
0Day average 221300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 11 October 2022, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 17%. Demand peaked at 36.3 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity averaged 221 g/kWh and the price £176.40/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.5 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 6.7 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (159 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (265 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £115.53/MWh at 00:00 to £289.57/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 52% 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 1.745.3%Wind 5.6016.9%Gas 16.3849.4%Hydro 0.491.5%Biomass 2.046.2%Nuclear 4.6314.0%Coal 0.531.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.2avgGeneration 31.4avgTransfers −1.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.3GW · 10:30
Low 21.4 · 04:25Avg 30.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain104%of demand
Generation 31.4Transfers −1.2 GW
Net exports32GWh
In
34 Out
66
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 18%Solar 6%

Transfers · Tue 11 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 11 October 2022, Great Britain imported 34 GWh and exported 66 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (25 GWh), and the most exports went to France (44 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 11 Oct
Imported
34GWh
Exported
66GWh
Net out
32GWh
Average net flow
1.33GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.29GWExporting

In 1.2 GWhOut 8.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.82GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 43.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.15GWImporting

In 6.8 GWhOut 3.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.41GWExporting

In 0.7 GWhOut 10.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.04GWImporting

In 25.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWGenerating

Generated 8.1 GWhPumped 5.5 GWh

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