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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 1 November 2022

On Tuesday 1 November, demand averaged 30.7 GW. Renewables supplied 52%.

30.7GW AVERAGEWind15.30 GW48%Hydro0.53 GW2%Biomass0.65 GW2%Solar0.75 GW2%Gas6.44 GW20%Coal0.11 GW0%Imports3.26 GW10%Nuclear4.63 GW15%30.7GW AVERAGE48%20%10%15%
Price
£72.09/MWh
Day average £72.09
Demand30.7GW
Generation 28.4Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels20%
Renewables52%
Other27%
Carbon intensityLow
101g/kWh
0Day average 101300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 1 November 2022, wind supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 20%. Demand peaked at 38.9 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 101 g/kWh and the price £72.09/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.5 GW at 12:25. Solar generation peaked at 3.8 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (59 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (159 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £24.29/MWh at 23:30 to £122.39/MWh at 16:30. Wind made 54% 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 0.752.4%Wind 15.3048.3%Gas 6.4420.3%Hydro 0.531.7%Biomass 0.652.0%Nuclear 4.6314.6%Coal 0.110.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.7avgGeneration 28.4avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.9GW · 17:25
Low 21.0 · 04:00Avg 30.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 28.4Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports55GWh
In
73 Out
19
Zero-carbon share75%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 54%Solar 3%

Transfers · Tue 1 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 1 November 2022, Great Britain imported 73 GWh and exported 19 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (23 GWh), and the most exports went to France (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 1 Nov
Imported
73GWh
Exported
19GWh
Net in
55GWh
Average net flow
2.28GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.20GWExporting

In 9.9 GWhOut 14.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.05GWImporting

In 3.9 GWhOut 2.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.63GWImporting

In 16.4 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 4.8 GWhPumped 5.2 GWh

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