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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 21 October 2022

On Friday 21 October, demand averaged 29.2 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

29.2GW AVERAGEWind9.05 GW26%Hydro0.50 GW1%Biomass0.42 GW1%Solar0.63 GW2%Gas17.88 GW52%Coal0.06 GW0%Imports1.17 GW3%Nuclear4.61 GW13%29.2GW AVERAGE26%52%13%
Price
£156.17/MWh
Day average £156.17
Demand29.2GW
Generation 33.1Transfers −4.0
Fossil fuels52%
Renewables30%
Other18%
Carbon intensityHigh
215g/kWh
0Day average 215300
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Key moments

On Friday 21 October 2022, gas supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 26%. Demand peaked at 35.1 GW at 13:05. Carbon intensity averaged 215 g/kWh and the price £156.17/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.3 GW at 19:35. Solar generation peaked at 3.1 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (153 g/kWh) and highest at 04:30 (247 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £92.34/MWh at 23:00 to £216.14/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 54% 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 0.631.8%Wind 9.0526.4%Gas 17.8852.1%Hydro 0.501.5%Biomass 0.421.2%Nuclear 4.6113.4%Coal 0.060.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.2avgGeneration 33.1avgTransfers −4.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.1GW · 13:05
Low 20.8 · 03:45Avg 29.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain114%of demand
Generation 33.1Transfers −4.0 GW
Net exports98GWh
In
21 Out
119
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 27%Solar 2%

Transfers · Fri 21 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 21 October 2022, Great Britain imported 21 GWh and exported 119 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (19 GWh), and the most exports went to France (70 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 21 Oct
Imported
21GWh
Exported
119GWh
Net out
98GWh
Average net flow
4.07GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.49GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 12.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.92GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 70.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.38GWExporting

In 1.6 GWhOut 10.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.08GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 26.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWGenerating

Generated 7.0 GWhPumped 4.1 GWh

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