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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 10 November 2022

On Thursday 10 November, demand averaged 31.6 GW. Renewables supplied 54%.

31.6GW AVERAGEWind18.90 GW52%Hydro0.56 GW2%Biomass2.14 GW6%Solar0.29 GW1%Gas7.84 GW22%Coal0.06 GW0%Imports1.87 GW5%Nuclear4.64 GW13%31.6GW AVERAGE52%22%13%
Price
£54.45/MWh
Day average £54.45
Demand31.6GW
Generation 34.4Transfers −2.8
Fossil fuels22%
Renewables54%
Other24%
Carbon intensityLow
102g/kWh
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Key moments

On Thursday 10 November 2022, wind supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 22%. Demand peaked at 39.5 GW at 17:00. Carbon intensity averaged 102 g/kWh and the price £54.45/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 20.8 GW at 19:10. Solar generation peaked at 1.3 GW at 10:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (63 g/kWh) and highest at 16:00 (137 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£57.65/MWh at 04:00 to £131.50/MWh at 17:00. The price was below zero for 6 hours. Wind made 55% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 28% across 2022.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.290.8%Wind 18.9052.1%Gas 7.8421.6%Hydro 0.561.6%Biomass 2.145.9%Nuclear 4.6412.8%Coal 0.060.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.6avgGeneration 34.4avgTransfers −2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.5GW · 17:00
Low 21.6 · 03:50Avg 31.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain109%of demand
Generation 34.4Transfers −2.8 GW
Net exports62GWh
In
40 Out
102
Zero-carbon share71%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 2%Wind 55%Solar 1%

Transfers · Thu 10 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 10 November 2022, Great Britain imported 40 GWh and exported 102 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (24 GWh), and the most exports went to France (74 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 10 Nov
Imported
40GWh
Exported
102GWh
Net out
62GWh
Average net flow
2.59GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.58GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 14.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.07GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 73.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.63GWImporting

In 15.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.55GWExporting

In 0.7 GWhOut 13.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.98GWImporting

In 23.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.21GWPumping

Generated 5.3 GWhPumped 10.3 GWh

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