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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 18 October 2022

On Tuesday 18 October, demand averaged 29.6 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

29.6GW AVERAGEWind4.52 GW14%Hydro0.63 GW2%Biomass1.80 GW5%Solar1.74 GW5%Gas18.72 GW56%Coal0.05 GW0%Imports1.24 GW4%Nuclear4.54 GW14%29.6GW AVERAGE14%56%14%
Price
£78.36/MWh
Day average £78.36
Demand29.6GW
Generation 32.0Transfers −2.4
Fossil fuels56%
Renewables21%
Other23%
Carbon intensityHigh
236g/kWh
0Day average 236300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 18 October 2022, gas supplied 56% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 14%. Demand peaked at 35.4 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity averaged 236 g/kWh and the price £78.36/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.1 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 7.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (190 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (268 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £12.95/MWh at 00:00 to £178.86/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 59% 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 1.745.2%Wind 4.5213.6%Gas 18.7256.3%Hydro 0.631.9%Biomass 1.805.4%Nuclear 4.5413.7%Coal 0.050.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.6avgGeneration 32.0avgTransfers −2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.4GW · 10:30
Low 21.3 · 04:30Avg 29.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain108%of demand
Generation 32.0Transfers −2.4 GW
Net exports60GWh
In
21 Out
81
Zero-carbon share36%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 14%Solar 5%

Transfers · Tue 18 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 18 October 2022, Great Britain imported 21 GWh and exported 81 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (9 GWh), and the most exports went to France (54 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 18 Oct
Imported
21GWh
Exported
81GWh
Net out
60GWh
Average net flow
2.51GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.42GWExporting

In 0.4 GWhOut 10.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.23GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 53.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.23GWImporting

In 7.8 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.16GWExporting

In 3.6 GWhOut 7.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.08GWImporting

In 9.3 GWhOut 7.4 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWGenerating

Generated 8.7 GWhPumped 5.0 GWh

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