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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 13 October 2022

On Thursday 13 October, demand averaged 29.9 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

29.9GW AVERAGEWind4.71 GW14%Hydro0.48 GW1%Biomass2.05 GW6%Solar1.38 GW4%Gas18.52 GW56%Coal0.53 GW2%Imports1.02 GW3%Nuclear4.58 GW14%29.9GW AVERAGE14%56%14%
Price
£171.94/MWh
Day average £171.94
Demand29.9GW
Generation 32.3Transfers −2.4
Fossil fuels56%
Renewables20%
Other23%
Carbon intensityHigh
244g/kWh
0Day average 244300
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Key moments

On Thursday 13 October 2022, gas supplied 56% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 14%. Demand peaked at 35.8 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 244 g/kWh and the price £171.94/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.9 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 5.8 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (196 g/kWh) and highest at 08:00 (290 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £115.59/MWh at 23:00 to £270.71/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 57% 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 1.384.1%Wind 4.7114.1%Gas 18.5255.7%Hydro 0.481.5%Biomass 2.056.2%Nuclear 4.5813.8%Coal 0.531.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.9avgGeneration 32.3avgTransfers −2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.8GW · 12:00
Low 21.1 · 04:40Avg 29.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain108%of demand
Generation 32.3Transfers −2.4 GW
Net exports55GWh
In
19 Out
75
Zero-carbon share35%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 15%Solar 4%

Transfers · Thu 13 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 13 October 2022, Great Britain imported 19 GWh and exported 75 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (16 GWh), and the most exports went to France (46 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 13 Oct
Imported
19GWh
Exported
75GWh
Net out
55GWh
Average net flow
2.31GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.56GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 13.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.91GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 45.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.23GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 5.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.29GWExporting

In 2.5 GWhOut 9.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.68GWImporting

In 16.4 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 5.3 GWhPumped 6.4 GWh

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