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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 25 October 2022

On Tuesday 25 October, demand averaged 29.4 GW. Renewables supplied 35%.

29.4GW AVERAGEWind10.12 GW30%Hydro0.55 GW2%Biomass0.62 GW2%Solar1.08 GW3%Gas15.60 GW47%Coal0.15 GW0%Imports1.06 GW3%Nuclear4.34 GW13%29.4GW AVERAGE30%47%13%
Price
£74.20/MWh
Day average £74.20
Demand29.4GW
Generation 32.5Transfers −3.0
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables35%
Other18%
Carbon intensityHigh
193g/kWh
0Day average 193300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 25 October 2022, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 30%. Demand peaked at 35.8 GW at 18:30. Carbon intensity averaged 193 g/kWh and the price £74.20/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.0 GW at 23:20. Solar generation peaked at 4.6 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (112 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (238 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £33.11/MWh at 04:30 to £128.57/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 48% 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 1.083.2%Wind 10.1230.2%Gas 15.6046.5%Hydro 0.551.6%Biomass 0.621.9%Nuclear 4.3412.9%Coal 0.150.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.4avgGeneration 32.5avgTransfers −3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.8GW · 18:30
Low 20.2 · 04:30Avg 29.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain110%of demand
Generation 32.5Transfers −3.0 GW
Net exports77GWh
In
15 Out
92
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 2%Wind 31%Solar 3%

Transfers · Tue 25 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 25 October 2022, Great Britain imported 15 GWh and exported 92 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (8 GWh), and the most exports went to France (66 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 25 Oct
Imported
15GWh
Exported
92GWh
Net out
77GWh
Average net flow
3.21GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.15GWExporting

In 2.6 GWhOut 6.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.76GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 66.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.30GWImporting

In 7.8 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 4.9 GWhOut 5.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.60GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 14.3 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.20GWGenerating

Generated 10.2 GWhPumped 5.5 GWh

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