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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 11 November 2022

On Friday 11 November, demand averaged 30.8 GW. Renewables supplied 52%.

30.8GW AVERAGEWind17.15 GW49%Hydro0.67 GW2%Biomass2.17 GW6%Solar0.39 GW1%Gas8.65 GW25%Coal0.11 GW0%Imports1.52 GW4%Nuclear4.64 GW13%30.8GW AVERAGE49%25%13%
Price
£63.50/MWh
Day average £63.50
Demand30.8GW
Generation 33.8Transfers −3.0
Fossil fuels25%
Renewables52%
Other24%
Carbon intensityLow
113g/kWh
0Day average 113300
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Key moments

On Friday 11 November 2022, wind supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 25%. Demand peaked at 37.9 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 113 g/kWh and the price £63.50/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 20.1 GW at 11:00. Solar generation peaked at 2.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (64 g/kWh) and highest at 22:00 (171 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£64.38/MWh at 05:00 to £129.99/MWh at 23:30. The price was below zero for 6 hours. Wind made 51% 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 0.391.1%Wind 17.1548.6%Gas 8.6524.5%Hydro 0.671.9%Biomass 2.176.1%Nuclear 4.6413.1%Coal 0.110.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.8avgGeneration 33.8avgTransfers −3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.9GW · 17:25
Low 22.1 · 03:50Avg 30.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain110%of demand
Generation 33.8Transfers −3.0 GW
Net exports72GWh
In
28 Out
101
Zero-carbon share68%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 51%Solar 1%

Transfers · Fri 11 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 11 November 2022, Great Britain imported 28 GWh and exported 101 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (22 GWh), and the most exports went to France (62 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 11 Nov
Imported
28GWh
Exported
101GWh
Net out
72GWh
Average net flow
3.01GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.45GWExporting

In 0.8 GWhOut 11.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.57GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 61.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.09GWExporting

In 5.9 GWhOut 8.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.79GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 19.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.6 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 8.1 GWhPumped 7.8 GWh

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