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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 22 October 2022

On Saturday 22 October, demand averaged 26.5 GW. Renewables supplied 38%.

26.5GW AVERAGEWind10.31 GW33%Hydro0.47 GW2%Biomass0.45 GW1%Solar1.12 GW4%Gas13.65 GW44%Imports0.51 GW2%Nuclear4.61 GW15%26.5GW AVERAGE33%44%15%
Price
£69.97/MWh
Day average £69.97
Demand26.5GW
Generation 30.6Transfers −4.1
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables38%
Other18%
Carbon intensityModerate
179g/kWh
0Day average 179300
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Key moments

On Saturday 22 October 2022, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 33%. Demand peaked at 32.2 GW at 18:30. Carbon intensity averaged 179 g/kWh and the price £69.97/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.6 GW at 03:40. Solar generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (125 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (237 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £52.28/MWh at 09:00 to £108.50/MWh at 00:00. Gas made 45% 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 1.123.6%Wind 10.3133.1%Gas 13.6543.9%Hydro 0.471.5%Biomass 0.451.4%Nuclear 4.6114.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.5avgGeneration 30.6avgTransfers −4.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.2GW · 18:30
Low 19.7 · 04:40Avg 26.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain116%of demand
Generation 30.6Transfers −4.1 GW
Net exports92GWh
In
8 Out
100
Zero-carbon share54%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 34%Solar 4%

Transfers · Sat 22 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 22 October 2022, Great Britain imported 8 GWh and exported 100 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (7 GWh), and the most exports went to France (58 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 22 Oct
Imported
8GWh
Exported
100GWh
Net out
92GWh
Average net flow
3.83GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.29GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 7.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.43GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 58.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.20GWImporting

In 7.2 GWhOut 2.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.53GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 12.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.78GWExporting

In 0.6 GWhOut 19.4 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.30GWPumping

Generated 4.1 GWhPumped 11.2 GWh

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