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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 7 November 2022

On Monday 7 November, demand averaged 31.4 GW. Renewables supplied 53%.

31.4GW AVERAGEWind17.83 GW51%Hydro0.50 GW1%Biomass1.51 GW4%Solar0.26 GW1%Gas8.06 GW23%Imports2.00 GW6%Nuclear4.63 GW13%31.4GW AVERAGE51%23%13%
Price
£90.80/MWh
Day average £90.80
Demand31.4GW
Generation 32.8Transfers −1.4
Fossil fuels23%
Renewables53%
Other23%
Carbon intensityLow
102g/kWh
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Key moments

On Monday 7 November 2022, wind supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 23%. Demand peaked at 39.6 GW at 18:05. Carbon intensity averaged 102 g/kWh and the price £90.80/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 20.2 GW at 18:20. Solar generation peaked at 1.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (65 g/kWh) and highest at 14:30 (133 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £31.50/MWh at 04:30 to £136.92/MWh at 07:30. 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 0.260.7%Wind 17.8351.2%Gas 8.0623.2%Hydro 0.501.4%Biomass 1.514.4%Nuclear 4.6313.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.4avgGeneration 32.8avgTransfers −1.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.6GW · 18:05
Low 21.1 · 04:10Avg 31.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain105%of demand
Generation 32.8Transfers −1.4 GW
Net exports28GWh
In
44 Out
72
Zero-carbon share71%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 54%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 7 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 7 November 2022, Great Britain imported 44 GWh and exported 72 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (26 GWh), and the most exports went to France (67 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 7 Nov
Imported
44GWh
Exported
72GWh
Net out
28GWh
Average net flow
1.16GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.27GWImporting

In 7.6 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.78GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 66.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.24GWImporting

In 7.4 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.03GWImporting

In 3.6 GWhOut 2.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.07GWImporting

In 25.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.27GWPumping

Generated 3.7 GWhPumped 10.2 GWh

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