All interconnectors
Sat 29 Oct- Imported
- 22GWh
- Exported
- 39GWh
- Net out
- 17GWh
- Average net flow
- 0.72GW out
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 29 October 2022
On Saturday 29 October, demand averaged 26.4 GW. Renewables supplied 40%.
Price
£89.35/MWh
Day average £89.35
Demand26.4GW
Generation 27.3Transfers −0.9
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables40%
Other21%
Carbon intensityModerate
166g/kWh
0Day average 166300
Key moments
On Saturday 29 October 2022, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 36%. Demand peaked at 32.4 GW at 18:10. Carbon intensity averaged 166 g/kWh and the price £89.35/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.7 GW at 21:10. Solar generation peaked at 3.1 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (89 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (212 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £64.36/MWh at 23:00 to £126.78/MWh at 06:00. Gas made 40% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 41% across 2022.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 0.572.0%Wind 10.1835.9%Gas 10.9638.7%Hydro 0.582.1%Biomass 0.361.3%Nuclear 4.6316.3%
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£86.28
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Demand 22.4Generation 23.7Transfers -1.3
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Demand 26.4avgGeneration 27.3avgTransfers −0.9avg
Peak demand32.4GW · 18:10
Low 19.2 · 04:50Avg 26.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain103%of demand
Generation 27.3Transfers −0.9 GW
Net exports17GWh
In22
Out39
Zero-carbon share58%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 37%Solar 2%
Transfers · Sat 29 Oct
Interconnectors and storage
On Saturday 29 October 2022, Great Britain imported 22 GWh and exported 39 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (18 GWh), and the most exports went to France (20 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.21GWExporting
-2.5
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.7 GWhOut 5.8 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2.5
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage0.79GWExporting
-2.5
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.8 GWhOut 19.6 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.75GWImporting
-2.5
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 17.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.34GWExporting
-2.5
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 8.3 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.13GWExporting
-2.5
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 2.4 GWhOut 5.4 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.14GWPumping
-2.5
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
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Generated 3.4 GWhPumped 6.8 GWh
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