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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 20 October 2022

On Thursday 20 October, demand averaged 30.1 GW. Renewables supplied 32%.

30.1GW AVERAGEWind9.91 GW29%Hydro0.43 GW1%Biomass0.42 GW1%Solar0.52 GW2%Gas16.72 GW49%Coal0.16 GW0%Imports1.22 GW4%Nuclear4.61 GW14%30.1GW AVERAGE29%49%14%
Price
£119.99/MWh
Day average £119.99
Demand30.1GW
Generation 32.8Transfers −2.7
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables32%
Other18%
Carbon intensityHigh
207g/kWh
0Day average 207300
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Key moments

On Thursday 20 October 2022, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 29%. Demand peaked at 36.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 207 g/kWh and the price £119.99/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.9 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 2.7 GW at 14:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (103 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (268 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £59.24/MWh at 00:30 to £202.68/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 51% 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 0.521.5%Wind 9.9129.1%Gas 16.7249.2%Hydro 0.431.3%Biomass 0.421.2%Nuclear 4.6113.5%Coal 0.160.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.1avgGeneration 32.8avgTransfers −2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.2GW · 12:00
Low 21.5 · 04:30Avg 30.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain109%of demand
Generation 32.8Transfers −2.7 GW
Net exports68GWh
In
22 Out
90
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 30%Solar 2%

Transfers · Thu 20 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 20 October 2022, Great Britain imported 22 GWh and exported 90 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (11 GWh), and the most exports went to France (62 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 20 Oct
Imported
22GWh
Exported
90GWh
Net out
68GWh
Average net flow
2.82GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.08GWExporting

In 5.2 GWhOut 7.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.60GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 62.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.47GWImporting

In 11.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.16GWExporting

In 3.7 GWhOut 7.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.46GWExporting

In 1.8 GWhOut 12.7 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWGenerating

Generated 7.3 GWhPumped 4.8 GWh

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