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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 17 October 2022

On Monday 17 October, demand averaged 29.5 GW. Renewables supplied 52%.

29.5GW AVERAGEWind15.99 GW46%Hydro0.57 GW2%Biomass1.61 GW5%Solar1.60 GW5%Gas10.01 GW29%Imports0.41 GW1%Nuclear4.42 GW13%29.5GW AVERAGE46%29%13%
Price
£87.90/MWh
Day average £87.90
Demand29.5GW
Generation 34.2Transfers −4.7
Fossil fuels29%
Renewables52%
Other19%
Carbon intensityLow
122g/kWh
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Key moments

On Monday 17 October 2022, wind supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 29%. Demand peaked at 36.2 GW at 18:25. Carbon intensity averaged 122 g/kWh and the price £87.90/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.5 GW at 08:00. Solar generation peaked at 6.6 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:00 (61 g/kWh) and highest at 23:30 (183 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £11.65/MWh at 23:30 to £157.78/MWh at 07:30. 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 1.604.6%Wind 15.9946.2%Gas 10.0128.9%Hydro 0.571.6%Biomass 1.614.7%Nuclear 4.4212.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.5avgGeneration 34.2avgTransfers −4.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.2GW · 18:25
Low 19.8 · 04:35Avg 29.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain116%of demand
Generation 34.2Transfers −4.7 GW
Net exports107GWh
In
7 Out
114
Zero-carbon share66%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 2%Wind 47%Solar 5%

Transfers · Mon 17 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 17 October 2022, Great Britain imported 7 GWh and exported 114 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (6 GWh), and the most exports went to France (67 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 17 Oct
Imported
7GWh
Exported
114GWh
Net out
107GWh
Average net flow
4.45GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.53GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 12.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.80GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 67.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.07GWImporting

In 6.2 GWhOut 4.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.38GWExporting

In 0.5 GWhOut 9.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.80GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 19.3 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.25GWPumping

Generated 3.0 GWhPumped 9.1 GWh

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