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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 6 November 2022

On Sunday 6 November, demand averaged 28.1 GW. Renewables supplied 45%.

28.1GW AVERAGEWind11.79 GW41%Hydro0.72 GW3%Biomass0.63 GW2%Solar0.35 GW1%Gas6.14 GW21%Imports4.51 GW16%Nuclear4.64 GW16%28.1GW AVERAGE41%21%16%16%
Price
£119.81/MWh
Day average £119.81
Demand28.1GW
Generation 24.3Transfers 3.8
Fossil fuels21%
Renewables45%
Other34%
Carbon intensityLow
110g/kWh
0Day average 110300
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Key moments

On Sunday 6 November 2022, wind supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 21%. Demand peaked at 36.3 GW at 17:10. Carbon intensity averaged 110 g/kWh and the price £119.81/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.3 GW at 21:00. Solar generation peaked at 1.7 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (73 g/kWh) and highest at 16:00 (144 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £84.41/MWh at 08:00 to £157.41/MWh at 17:00. Wind made 49% 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 0.351.2%Wind 11.7941.0%Gas 6.1421.3%Hydro 0.722.5%Biomass 0.632.2%Nuclear 4.6416.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.1avgGeneration 24.3avgTransfers 3.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.3GW · 17:10
Low 20.2 · 04:55Avg 28.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 24.3Transfers 3.8 GW
Net imports98GWh
In
104 Out
6
Zero-carbon share72%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 3%Wind 49%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 6 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 6 November 2022, Great Britain imported 104 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (30 GWh), and the most exports went to France (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 6 Nov
Imported
104GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
98GWh
Average net flow
4.09GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.71GWImporting

In 17.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.00GWImporting

In 30.0 GWhOut 5.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.35GWImporting

In 8.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.17GWImporting

In 28.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.26GWPumping

Generated 4.3 GWhPumped 10.6 GWh

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