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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 23 October 2022

On Sunday 23 October, demand averaged 26.3 GW. Renewables supplied 32%.

26.3GW AVERAGEWind7.99 GW28%Hydro0.49 GW2%Biomass0.55 GW2%Solar0.63 GW2%Gas11.79 GW42%Imports2.08 GW7%Nuclear4.61 GW16%26.3GW AVERAGE28%42%7%16%
Price
£73.46/MWh
Day average £73.46
Demand26.3GW
Generation 26.1Transfers 0.2
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables32%
Other26%
Carbon intensityModerate
172g/kWh
0Day average 172300
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Key moments

On Sunday 23 October 2022, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 28%. Demand peaked at 33.8 GW at 18:30. Carbon intensity averaged 172 g/kWh and the price £73.46/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.2 GW at 22:35. Solar generation peaked at 3.2 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (121 g/kWh) and highest at 01:00 (201 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £28.70/MWh at 23:00 to £140.24/MWh at 07:30. 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 0.632.2%Wind 7.9928.4%Gas 11.7941.9%Hydro 0.491.7%Biomass 0.551.9%Nuclear 4.6116.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.3avgGeneration 26.1avgTransfers 0.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.8GW · 18:30
Low 18.8 · 04:15Avg 26.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 26.1Transfers 0.2 GW
Net imports8GWh
In
46 Out
38
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 31%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sun 23 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 23 October 2022, Great Britain imported 46 GWh and exported 38 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (29 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 23 Oct
Imported
46GWh
Exported
38GWh
Net in
8GWh
Average net flow
0.34GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.48GWImporting

In 12.3 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.19GWImporting

In 29.0 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.64GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 15.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.11GWExporting

In 4.5 GWhOut 7.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.57GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 13.9 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 4.0 GWhPumped 7.3 GWh

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