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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 24 October 2022

On Monday 24 October, demand averaged 29.2 GW. Renewables supplied 40%.

29.2GW AVERAGEWind11.40 GW35%Hydro0.49 GW2%Biomass0.55 GW2%Solar1.05 GW3%Gas12.91 GW40%Imports1.43 GW4%Nuclear4.57 GW14%29.2GW AVERAGE35%40%14%
Price
£57.55/MWh
Day average £57.55
Demand29.2GW
Generation 31.0Transfers −1.8
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables40%
Other20%
Carbon intensityModerate
163g/kWh
0Day average 163300
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Key moments

On Monday 24 October 2022, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 35%. Demand peaked at 36.5 GW at 18:30. Carbon intensity averaged 163 g/kWh and the price £57.55/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.6 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 4.3 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (111 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (199 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £24.70/MWh at 01:00 to £101.12/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 42% 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 1.053.2%Wind 11.4035.2%Gas 12.9139.9%Hydro 0.491.5%Biomass 0.551.7%Nuclear 4.5714.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.2avgGeneration 31.0avgTransfers −1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.5GW · 18:30
Low 19.9 · 03:55Avg 29.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain106%of demand
Generation 31.0Transfers −1.8 GW
Net exports38GWh
In
30 Out
67
Zero-carbon share57%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 37%Solar 3%

Transfers · Mon 24 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 24 October 2022, Great Britain imported 30 GWh and exported 67 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Belgium (15 GWh), and the most exports went to France (43 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 24 Oct
Imported
30GWh
Exported
67GWh
Net out
38GWh
Average net flow
1.57GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.64GWImporting

In 15.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.68GWExporting

In 2.5 GWhOut 42.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.40GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 9.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.45GWImporting

In 11.3 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.58GWExporting

In 0.4 GWhOut 14.3 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.20GWPumping

Generated 4.7 GWhPumped 9.6 GWh

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