All interconnectors
Sun 30 Oct- Imported
- 30GWh
- Exported
- 41GWh
- Net out
- 11GWh
- Average net flow
- 0.46GW out
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 30 October 2022
On Sunday 30 October, demand averaged 26.2 GW. Renewables supplied 54%.
Price
£92.59/MWh
Day average £92.59
Demand26.2GW
Generation 26.9Transfers −0.7
Fossil fuels24%
Renewables54%
Other22%
Carbon intensityLow
108g/kWh
0Day average 108300
Key moments
On Sunday 30 October 2022, wind supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 24%. Demand peaked at 34.6 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 108 g/kWh and the price £92.59/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.2 GW at 16:55. Solar generation peaked at 2.4 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 22:30 (85 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (137 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £49.67/MWh at 02:30 to £131.67/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 53% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 28% across 2022.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 0.541.9%Wind 14.3450.9%Gas 6.6423.6%Hydro 0.461.6%Biomass 0.250.9%Nuclear 4.6316.4%
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£122.24
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Demand 21.8Generation 24.5Transfers -2.7
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Demand 26.2avgGeneration 26.9avgTransfers −0.7avg
Peak demand34.6GW · 17:20
Low 18.3 · 04:10Avg 26.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain103%of demand
Generation 26.9Transfers −0.7 GW
Net exports11GWh
In30
Out41
Zero-carbon share74%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 53%Solar 2%
Transfers · Sun 30 Oct
Interconnectors and storage
On Sunday 30 October 2022, Great Britain imported 30 GWh and exported 41 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (20 GWh), and the most exports went to France (29 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.12GWExporting
-2.5
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 1.5 GWhOut 4.4 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 · ElecLinkAverage1.17GWExporting
-2.5
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 29.4 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.80GWImporting
-2.5
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
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In 20.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.15GWExporting
-2.5
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
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In 2.3 GWhOut 5.9 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.18GWImporting
-2.5
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
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In 5.9 GWhOut 1.5 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.23GWPumping
-2.5
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
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0.5
1
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Generated 2.8 GWhPumped 8.5 GWh
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