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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 12 October 2022

On Wednesday 12 October, demand averaged 30.3 GW. Renewables supplied 32%.

30.3GW AVERAGEWind9.60 GW28%Hydro0.48 GW1%Biomass2.03 GW6%Solar0.90 GW3%Gas15.80 GW45%Coal0.35 GW1%Imports1.03 GW3%Nuclear4.61 GW13%30.3GW AVERAGE28%45%13%
Price
£182.77/MWh
Day average £182.77
Demand30.3GW
Generation 33.8Transfers −3.4
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables32%
Other22%
Carbon intensityModerate
197g/kWh
0Day average 197300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 12 October 2022, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 28%. Demand peaked at 36.4 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 197 g/kWh and the price £182.77/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.8 GW at 11:50. Solar generation peaked at 4.3 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (148 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (240 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £109.87/MWh at 23:30 to £310.49/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 47% 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 0.902.6%Wind 9.6027.6%Gas 15.8045.4%Hydro 0.481.4%Biomass 2.035.8%Nuclear 4.6113.2%Coal 0.351.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.3avgGeneration 33.8avgTransfers −3.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.4GW · 17:25
Low 21.2 · 03:55Avg 30.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain111%of demand
Generation 33.8Transfers −3.4 GW
Net exports84GWh
In
18 Out
103
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 28%Solar 3%

Transfers · Wed 12 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 12 October 2022, Great Britain imported 18 GWh and exported 103 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (15 GWh), and the most exports went to France (49 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 12 Oct
Imported
18GWh
Exported
103GWh
Net out
84GWh
Average net flow
3.52GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.88GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 21.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.04GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 49.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.54GWExporting

In 3.1 GWhOut 16.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.67GWExporting

In 0.4 GWhOut 16.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.61GWImporting

In 15.0 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWGenerating

Generated 6.4 GWhPumped 4.2 GWh

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