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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 15 October 2022

On Saturday 15 October, demand averaged 26.8 GW. Renewables supplied 52%.

26.8GW AVERAGEWind14.11 GW46%Hydro0.48 GW2%Biomass1.51 GW5%Solar1.41 GW5%Gas7.88 GW26%Imports0.68 GW2%Nuclear4.56 GW15%26.8GW AVERAGE46%26%15%
Price
£118.80/MWh
Day average £118.80
Demand26.8GW
Generation 29.9Transfers −3.2
Fossil fuels26%
Renewables52%
Other22%
Carbon intensityLow
115g/kWh
0Day average 115300
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Key moments

On Saturday 15 October 2022, wind supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 26%. Demand peaked at 32.5 GW at 18:40. Carbon intensity averaged 115 g/kWh and the price £118.80/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.3 GW at 13:50. Solar generation peaked at 5.7 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (62 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (209 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £52.88/MWh at 23:30 to £164.02/MWh at 06:00. Wind made 47% 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 1.414.6%Wind 14.1146.1%Gas 7.8825.7%Hydro 0.481.6%Biomass 1.514.9%Nuclear 4.5614.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.8avgGeneration 29.9avgTransfers −3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.5GW · 18:40
Low 19.7 · 04:55Avg 26.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain112%of demand
Generation 29.9Transfers −3.2 GW
Net exports68GWh
In
15 Out
83
Zero-carbon share69%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 47%Solar 5%

Transfers · Sat 15 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 15 October 2022, Great Britain imported 15 GWh and exported 83 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (6 GWh), and the most exports went to France (58 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 15 Oct
Imported
15GWh
Exported
83GWh
Net out
68GWh
Average net flow
2.84GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.19GWExporting

In 2.5 GWhOut 7.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.42GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 58.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.20GWImporting

In 5.7 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.32GWExporting

In 3.8 GWhOut 11.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.13GWExporting

In 2.7 GWhOut 5.8 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.31GWPumping

Generated 1.7 GWhPumped 9.2 GWh

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