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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 2 November 2022

On Wednesday 2 November, demand averaged 31.2 GW. Renewables supplied 57%.

31.2GW AVERAGEWind18.86 GW54%Hydro0.40 GW1%Biomass0.66 GW2%Solar0.62 GW2%Gas7.21 GW21%Coal0.25 GW1%Imports2.30 GW7%Nuclear4.63 GW13%31.2GW AVERAGE54%21%13%
Price
£67.95/MWh
Day average £67.95
Demand31.2GW
Generation 32.6Transfers −1.4
Fossil fuels21%
Renewables57%
Other22%
Carbon intensityLow
107g/kWh
0Day average 107300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 2 November 2022, wind supplied 54% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 21%. Demand peaked at 39.5 GW at 17:15. Carbon intensity averaged 107 g/kWh and the price £67.95/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 21.7 GW at 13:00. Solar generation peaked at 3.3 GW at 10:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (61 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (142 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£30.92/MWh at 03:30 to £132.95/MWh at 18:00. The price was below zero for 3 hours. Wind made 58% 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 0.621.8%Wind 18.8654.0%Gas 7.2120.6%Hydro 0.401.1%Biomass 0.661.9%Nuclear 4.6313.3%Coal 0.250.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.2avgGeneration 32.6avgTransfers −1.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.5GW · 17:15
Low 20.8 · 04:00Avg 31.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain105%of demand
Generation 32.6Transfers −1.4 GW
Net exports34GWh
In
48 Out
82
Zero-carbon share75%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 58%Solar 2%

Transfers · Wed 2 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 2 November 2022, Great Britain imported 48 GWh and exported 82 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (15 GWh), and the most exports went to France (73 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 2 Nov
Imported
48GWh
Exported
82GWh
Net out
34GWh
Average net flow
1.41GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.51GWImporting

In 13.4 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.03GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 72.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.62GWImporting

In 15.0 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.31GWImporting

In 12.0 GWhOut 4.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.18GWImporting

In 7.7 GWhOut 3.4 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 7.1 GWhPumped 7.6 GWh

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