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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 13 November 2022

On Sunday 13 November, demand averaged 27.4 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

27.4GW AVERAGEWind9.15 GW29%Hydro0.67 GW2%Biomass2.09 GW7%Solar0.69 GW2%Gas12.58 GW40%Imports2.03 GW6%Nuclear4.61 GW14%27.4GW AVERAGE29%40%14%
Price
£139.04/MWh
Day average £139.04
Demand27.4GW
Generation 29.8Transfers −2.4
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables33%
Other27%
Carbon intensityModerate
172g/kWh
0Day average 172300
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Key moments

On Sunday 13 November 2022, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 29%. Demand peaked at 35.2 GW at 17:00. Carbon intensity averaged 172 g/kWh and the price £139.04/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.2 GW at 18:05. Solar generation peaked at 3.6 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:30 (145 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (191 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £108.75/MWh at 03:00 to £183.55/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 42% 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 0.692.2%Wind 9.1528.7%Gas 12.5839.5%Hydro 0.672.1%Biomass 2.096.6%Nuclear 4.6114.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.4avgGeneration 29.8avgTransfers −2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.2GW · 17:00
Low 19.9 · 03:55Avg 27.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain109%of demand
Generation 29.8Transfers −2.4 GW
Net exports54GWh
In
44 Out
98
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 31%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sun 13 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 13 November 2022, Great Britain imported 44 GWh and exported 98 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (30 GWh), and the most exports went to France (64 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 13 Nov
Imported
44GWh
Exported
98GWh
Net out
54GWh
Average net flow
2.24GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.63GWExporting

In 0.4 GWhOut 15.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.68GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 64.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.23GWImporting

In 11.0 GWhOut 5.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.38GWExporting

In 3.3 GWhOut 12.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.23GWImporting

In 29.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 4.5 GWhPumped 8.4 GWh

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