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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 31 October 2022

On Monday 31 October, demand averaged 29.6 GW. Renewables supplied 47%.

29.6GW AVERAGEWind13.44 GW42%Hydro0.51 GW2%Biomass0.64 GW2%Solar0.77 GW2%Gas10.42 GW33%Imports1.22 GW4%Nuclear4.63 GW15%29.6GW AVERAGE42%33%15%
Price
£111.22/MWh
Day average £111.22
Demand29.6GW
Generation 30.4Transfers −0.8
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables47%
Other21%
Carbon intensityModerate
137g/kWh
0Day average 137300
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Key moments

On Monday 31 October 2022, wind supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 33%. Demand peaked at 37.0 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 137 g/kWh and the price £111.22/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.4 GW at 19:55. Solar generation peaked at 3.7 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (69 g/kWh) and highest at 15:00 (187 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £51.03/MWh at 23:00 to £149.44/MWh at 05:00. Wind made 44% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 28% across 2022.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.772.4%Wind 13.4442.5%Gas 10.4233.0%Hydro 0.511.6%Biomass 0.642.0%Nuclear 4.6314.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.6avgGeneration 30.4avgTransfers −0.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.0GW · 17:25
Low 19.2 · 03:55Avg 29.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain103%of demand
Generation 30.4Transfers −0.8 GW
Net exports20GWh
In
24 Out
43
Zero-carbon share64%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 44%Solar 3%

Transfers · Mon 31 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 31 October 2022, Great Britain imported 24 GWh and exported 43 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (9 GWh), and the most exports went to France (27 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 31 Oct
Imported
24GWh
Exported
43GWh
Net out
20GWh
Average net flow
0.82GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.19GWImporting

In 7.1 GWhOut 2.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.08GWExporting

In 0.7 GWhOut 26.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.09GWImporting

In 8.6 GWhOut 6.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.14GWExporting

In 3.5 GWhOut 6.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.12GWImporting

In 4.1 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 5.3 GWhPumped 5.3 GWh

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