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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 22 October 2023

On Sunday 22 October, demand averaged 26.5 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

26.5GW AVERAGEWind5.34 GW19%Hydro0.69 GW3%Biomass2.35 GW9%Solar1.68 GW6%Gas8.00 GW29%Coal0.71 GW3%Imports4.62 GW17%Nuclear4.13 GW15%26.5GW AVERAGE19%9%29%17%15%
Price
£124.69/MWh
Day average £124.69
Demand26.5GW
Generation 22.9Transfers 3.7
Fossil fuels29%
Renewables28%
Other40%
Carbon intensityHigh
246g/kWh
0Day average 246300
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Key moments

On Sunday 22 October 2023, gas supplied 29% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 19%. Demand peaked at 32.1 GW at 18:45. Carbon intensity averaged 246 g/kWh and the price £124.69/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.2 GW at 00:10. Solar generation peaked at 7.3 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (235 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (261 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £96.96/MWh at 23:30 to £167.46/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 35% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 36% across 2023.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.686.1%Wind 5.3419.4%Gas 8.0029.1%Hydro 0.692.5%Biomass 2.358.5%Nuclear 4.1315.0%Coal 0.712.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.5avgGeneration 22.9avgTransfers 3.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.1GW · 18:45
Low 20.0 · 04:55Avg 26.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 22.9Transfers 3.7 GW
Net imports89GWh
In
107 Out
18
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 3%Wind 23%Solar 7%

Transfers · Sun 22 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 22 October 2023, Great Britain imported 107 GWh and exported 18 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (62 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 22 Oct
Imported
107GWh
Exported
18GWh
Net in
89GWh
Average net flow
3.70GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.97GWImporting

In 23.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.59GWImporting

In 62.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.75GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 4.2 GWhPumped 5.3 GWh

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