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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 3 November 2022

On Thursday 3 November, demand averaged 30.9 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

30.9GW AVERAGEWind6.74 GW21%Hydro0.68 GW2%Biomass1.80 GW6%Solar0.70 GW2%Gas13.62 GW42%Imports4.25 GW13%Nuclear4.63 GW14%30.9GW AVERAGE21%42%13%14%
Price
£138.75/MWh
Day average £138.75
Demand30.9GW
Generation 28.2Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables25%
Other33%
Carbon intensityHigh
185g/kWh
0Day average 185300
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Key moments

On Thursday 3 November 2022, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 21%. Demand peaked at 38.6 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 185 g/kWh and the price £138.75/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.0 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 3.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:30 (67 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (245 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £67.20/MWh at 02:00 to £220.22/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 48% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 41% across 2022.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.702.2%Wind 6.7420.8%Gas 13.6242.0%Hydro 0.682.1%Biomass 1.805.5%Nuclear 4.6314.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.9avgGeneration 28.2avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.6GW · 17:30
Low 21.6 · 04:40Avg 30.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 28.2Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports63GWh
In
94 Out
30
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 24%Solar 2%

Transfers · Thu 3 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 3 November 2022, Great Britain imported 94 GWh and exported 30 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (34 GWh), and the most exports went to France (24 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 3 Nov
Imported
94GWh
Exported
30GWh
Net in
63GWh
Average net flow
2.63GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.74GWImporting

In 17.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.45GWImporting

In 34.2 GWhOut 23.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.26GWExporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 6.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.83GWImporting

In 19.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.87GWImporting

In 21.2 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWGenerating

Generated 8.6 GWhPumped 5.1 GWh

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