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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 27 October 2022

On Thursday 27 October, demand averaged 29.6 GW. Renewables supplied 41%.

29.6GW AVERAGEWind12.66 GW37%Hydro0.58 GW2%Biomass0.64 GW2%Solar0.64 GW2%Gas13.75 GW40%Coal0.15 GW0%Imports0.94 GW3%Nuclear4.62 GW14%29.6GW AVERAGE37%40%14%
Price
£82.39/MWh
Day average £82.39
Demand29.6GW
Generation 33.0Transfers −3.5
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables41%
Other18%
Carbon intensityModerate
172g/kWh
0Day average 172300
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Key moments

On Thursday 27 October 2022, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 37%. Demand peaked at 35.5 GW at 12:20. Carbon intensity averaged 172 g/kWh and the price £82.39/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.8 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 2.9 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (120 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (216 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £49.86/MWh at 03:30 to £134.85/MWh at 18:00. 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 0.641.9%Wind 12.6637.3%Gas 13.7540.5%Hydro 0.581.7%Biomass 0.641.9%Nuclear 4.6213.6%Coal 0.150.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.6avgGeneration 33.0avgTransfers −3.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.5GW · 12:20
Low 20.5 · 04:20Avg 29.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain112%of demand
Generation 33.0Transfers −3.5 GW
Net exports84GWh
In
16 Out
100
Zero-carbon share56%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 38%Solar 2%

Transfers · Thu 27 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 27 October 2022, Great Britain imported 16 GWh and exported 100 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (15 GWh), and the most exports went to France (65 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 27 Oct
Imported
16GWh
Exported
100GWh
Net out
84GWh
Average net flow
3.52GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.32GWExporting

In 0.6 GWhOut 8.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.72GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 65.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.63GWImporting

In 15.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.56GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 13.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.54GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 13.1 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWGenerating

Generated 6.8 GWhPumped 5.5 GWh

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