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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 15 November 2022

On Tuesday 15 November, demand averaged 31.6 GW. Renewables supplied 38%.

31.6GW AVERAGEWind12.85 GW36%Hydro0.65 GW2%Biomass2.09 GW6%Solar0.23 GW1%Gas13.89 GW39%Coal0.29 GW1%Imports1.44 GW4%Nuclear4.57 GW13%31.6GW AVERAGE36%39%13%
Price
£120.14/MWh
Day average £120.14
Demand31.6GW
Generation 34.6Transfers −3.0
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables38%
Other22%
Carbon intensityModerate
163g/kWh
0Day average 163300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 15 November 2022, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 36%. Demand peaked at 38.8 GW at 17:00. Carbon intensity averaged 163 g/kWh and the price £120.14/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.7 GW at 07:20. Solar generation peaked at 1.3 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (83 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (221 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £71.20/MWh at 05:30 to £206.64/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 40% 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 0.230.6%Wind 12.8535.7%Gas 13.8938.6%Hydro 0.651.8%Biomass 2.095.8%Nuclear 4.5712.7%Coal 0.290.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.6avgGeneration 34.6avgTransfers −3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.8GW · 17:00
Low 21.4 · 03:55Avg 31.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain109%of demand
Generation 34.6Transfers −3.0 GW
Net exports73GWh
In
28 Out
101
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 2%Wind 37%Solar 1%

Transfers · Tue 15 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 15 November 2022, Great Britain imported 28 GWh and exported 101 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (26 GWh), and the most exports went to France (62 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 15 Nov
Imported
28GWh
Exported
101GWh
Net out
73GWh
Average net flow
3.04GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.70GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 16.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.60GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 62.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.34GWExporting

In 1.2 GWhOut 9.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.51GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 12.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.10GWImporting

In 26.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWGenerating

Generated 6.8 GWhPumped 4.6 GWh

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