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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 14 November 2022

On Monday 14 November, demand averaged 31.0 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

31.0GW AVERAGEWind7.73 GW22%Hydro0.70 GW2%Biomass2.09 GW6%Solar0.31 GW1%Gas16.64 GW48%Coal0.39 GW1%Imports2.26 GW7%Nuclear4.61 GW13%31.0GW AVERAGE22%48%13%
Price
£114.32/MWh
Day average £114.32
Demand31.0GW
Generation 32.5Transfers −1.5
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables25%
Other26%
Carbon intensityHigh
211g/kWh
0Day average 211300
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Key moments

On Monday 14 November 2022, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 22%. Demand peaked at 39.2 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 211 g/kWh and the price £114.32/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.9 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 1.5 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (121 g/kWh) and highest at 14:00 (249 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £82.39/MWh at 11:00 to £155.96/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 51% 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 0.310.9%Wind 7.7322.3%Gas 16.6447.9%Hydro 0.702.0%Biomass 2.096.0%Nuclear 4.6113.3%Coal 0.391.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.0avgGeneration 32.5avgTransfers −1.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.2GW · 17:30
Low 20.8 · 04:00Avg 31.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain105%of demand
Generation 32.5Transfers −1.5 GW
Net exports32GWh
In
49 Out
81
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 24%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 14 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 14 November 2022, Great Britain imported 49 GWh and exported 81 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (31 GWh), and the most exports went to France (57 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 14 Nov
Imported
49GWh
Exported
81GWh
Net out
32GWh
Average net flow
1.32GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.19GWExporting

In 5.1 GWhOut 9.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.39GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 57.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.17GWImporting

In 9.3 GWhOut 5.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.21GWExporting

In 3.8 GWhOut 8.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.30GWImporting

In 31.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWPumping

Generated 4.9 GWhPumped 8.5 GWh

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