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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 26 October 2022

On Wednesday 26 October, demand averaged 29.6 GW. Renewables supplied 56%.

29.6GW AVERAGEWind17.93 GW51%Hydro0.41 GW1%Biomass0.51 GW1%Solar1.20 GW3%Gas9.51 GW27%Imports0.90 GW3%Nuclear4.48 GW13%29.6GW AVERAGE51%27%13%
Price
£57.47/MWh
Day average £57.47
Demand29.6GW
Generation 34.0Transfers −4.5
Fossil fuels27%
Renewables56%
Other17%
Carbon intensityLow
120g/kWh
0Day average 120300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 26 October 2022, wind supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 27%. Demand peaked at 36.1 GW at 18:20. Carbon intensity averaged 120 g/kWh and the price £57.47/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 20.6 GW at 13:20. Solar generation peaked at 5.1 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (87 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (154 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £26.29/MWh at 04:00 to £80.22/MWh at 18:30. Wind made 53% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 28% across 2022.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.203.4%Wind 17.9351.3%Gas 9.5127.2%Hydro 0.411.2%Biomass 0.511.5%Nuclear 4.4812.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.6avgGeneration 34.0avgTransfers −4.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.1GW · 18:20
Low 20.9 · 04:00Avg 29.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain115%of demand
Generation 34.0Transfers −4.5 GW
Net exports104GWh
In
18 Out
123
Zero-carbon share71%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 1%Wind 53%Solar 4%

Transfers · Wed 26 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 26 October 2022, Great Britain imported 18 GWh and exported 123 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (18 GWh), and the most exports went to France (72 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 26 Oct
Imported
18GWh
Exported
123GWh
Net out
104GWh
Average net flow
4.34GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.57GWExporting

In 0.5 GWhOut 14.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.02GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 72.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.75GWImporting

In 17.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.76GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.74GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 17.7 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 3.2 GWhPumped 6.0 GWh

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