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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 12 November 2022

On Saturday 12 November, demand averaged 27.7 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

27.7GW AVERAGEWind7.31 GW23%Hydro0.79 GW2%Biomass1.67 GW5%Solar0.78 GW2%Gas15.06 GW47%Coal0.06 GW0%Imports1.83 GW6%Nuclear4.62 GW14%27.7GW AVERAGE23%47%14%
Price
£123.93/MWh
Day average £123.93
Demand27.7GW
Generation 30.3Transfers −2.6
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables28%
Other25%
Carbon intensityModerate
198g/kWh
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Key moments

On Saturday 12 November 2022, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 23%. Demand peaked at 34.0 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 198 g/kWh and the price £123.93/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.0 GW at 17:30. Solar generation peaked at 4.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (170 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (216 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £78.01/MWh at 04:00 to £170.96/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 50% 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 0.782.4%Wind 7.3122.8%Gas 15.0646.9%Hydro 0.792.5%Biomass 1.675.2%Nuclear 4.6214.4%Coal 0.060.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.7avgGeneration 30.3avgTransfers −2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.0GW · 17:20
Low 20.8 · 03:55Avg 27.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain109%of demand
Generation 30.3Transfers −2.6 GW
Net exports65GWh
In
38 Out
103
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 3%Wind 24%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sat 12 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 12 November 2022, Great Britain imported 38 GWh and exported 103 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (29 GWh), and the most exports went to France (61 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 12 Nov
Imported
38GWh
Exported
103GWh
Net out
65GWh
Average net flow
2.70GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.80GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 19.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.54GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 61.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.36GWImporting

In 9.2 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.92GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.21GWImporting

In 29.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWGenerating

Generated 5.7 GWhPumped 3.1 GWh

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