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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 14 October 2022

On Friday 14 October, demand averaged 29.2 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

29.2GW AVERAGEWind6.27 GW19%Hydro0.57 GW2%Biomass2.05 GW6%Solar0.81 GW2%Gas17.70 GW54%Coal0.34 GW1%Imports0.78 GW2%Nuclear4.55 GW14%29.2GW AVERAGE19%54%14%
Price
£175.45/MWh
Day average £175.45
Demand29.2GW
Generation 32.3Transfers −3.1
Fossil fuels54%
Renewables23%
Other22%
Carbon intensityHigh
230g/kWh
0Day average 230300
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Key moments

On Friday 14 October 2022, gas supplied 54% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 19%. Demand peaked at 34.9 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity averaged 230 g/kWh and the price £175.45/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.3 GW at 00:50. Solar generation peaked at 3.1 GW at 14:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (188 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (264 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £113.12/MWh at 00:30 to £316.10/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 55% 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 0.812.5%Wind 6.2719.0%Gas 17.7053.5%Hydro 0.571.7%Biomass 2.056.2%Nuclear 4.5513.8%Coal 0.341.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.2avgGeneration 32.3avgTransfers −3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.9GW · 11:00
Low 20.7 · 04:10Avg 29.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain111%of demand
Generation 32.3Transfers −3.1 GW
Net exports77GWh
In
11 Out
88
Zero-carbon share38%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 19%Solar 3%

Transfers · Fri 14 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 14 October 2022, Great Britain imported 11 GWh and exported 88 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (6 GWh), and the most exports went to France (48 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 14 Oct
Imported
11GWh
Exported
88GWh
Net out
77GWh
Average net flow
3.19GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.68GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 16.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.02GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 48.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.30GWExporting

In 1.2 GWhOut 8.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.26GWExporting

In 3.8 GWhOut 10.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.07GWImporting

In 5.7 GWhOut 4.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWGenerating

Generated 7.7 GWhPumped 6.2 GWh

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