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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 5 November 2022

On Saturday 5 November, demand averaged 28.4 GW. Renewables supplied 37%.

28.4GW AVERAGEWind10.06 GW34%Hydro0.71 GW2%Biomass0.72 GW2%Solar0.21 GW1%Gas10.58 GW36%Imports2.80 GW9%Nuclear4.64 GW16%28.4GW AVERAGE34%36%9%16%
Price
£123.44/MWh
Day average £123.44
Demand28.4GW
Generation 26.9Transfers 1.5
Fossil fuels36%
Renewables37%
Other27%
Carbon intensityModerate
159g/kWh
0Day average 159300
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Key moments

On Saturday 5 November 2022, gas supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 34%. Demand peaked at 36.1 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 159 g/kWh and the price £123.44/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.7 GW at 13:25. Solar generation peaked at 1.0 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (120 g/kWh) and highest at 01:00 (195 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £98.52/MWh at 03:30 to £162.90/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 39% 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 0.210.7%Wind 10.0633.8%Gas 10.5835.6%Hydro 0.712.4%Biomass 0.722.4%Nuclear 4.6415.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.4avgGeneration 26.9avgTransfers 1.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.1GW · 17:25
Low 20.6 · 04:55Avg 28.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 26.9Transfers 1.5 GW
Net imports34GWh
In
63 Out
29
Zero-carbon share58%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 3%Wind 37%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sat 5 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 5 November 2022, Great Britain imported 63 GWh and exported 29 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (28 GWh), and the most exports went to France (27 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 5 Nov
Imported
63GWh
Exported
29GWh
Net in
34GWh
Average net flow
1.40GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.57GWImporting

In 13.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.12GWExporting

In 0.4 GWhOut 27.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.29GWImporting

In 8.5 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.49GWImporting

In 11.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.18GWImporting

In 28.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWGenerating

Generated 4.6 GWhPumped 2.0 GWh

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