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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 17 November 2022

On Thursday 17 November, demand averaged 32.3 GW. Renewables supplied 42%.

32.3GW AVERAGEWind14.17 GW39%Hydro0.51 GW1%Biomass1.97 GW5%Solar0.41 GW1%Gas12.64 GW35%Coal0.06 GW0%Imports1.97 GW5%Nuclear4.22 GW12%32.3GW AVERAGE39%35%12%
Price
£100.15/MWh
Day average £100.15
Demand32.3GW
Generation 34.0Transfers −1.7
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables42%
Other23%
Carbon intensityModerate
148g/kWh
0Day average 148300
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Key moments

On Thursday 17 November 2022, wind supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 35%. Demand peaked at 39.7 GW at 17:05. Carbon intensity averaged 148 g/kWh and the price £100.15/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.2 GW at 13:15. Solar generation peaked at 2.1 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (87 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (191 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £6.71/MWh at 03:30 to £168.45/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 42% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 28% across 2022.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.411.1%Wind 14.1739.4%Gas 12.6435.2%Hydro 0.511.4%Biomass 1.975.5%Nuclear 4.2211.7%Coal 0.060.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.3avgGeneration 34.0avgTransfers −1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.7GW · 17:05
Low 22.4 · 04:25Avg 32.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain105%of demand
Generation 34.0Transfers −1.7 GW
Net exports36GWh
In
42 Out
77
Zero-carbon share57%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 2%Wind 42%Solar 1%

Transfers · Thu 17 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 17 November 2022, Great Britain imported 42 GWh and exported 77 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (26 GWh), and the most exports went to France (51 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 17 Nov
Imported
42GWh
Exported
77GWh
Net out
36GWh
Average net flow
1.50GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.14GWExporting

In 5.3 GWhOut 8.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.04GWExporting

In 2.3 GWhOut 51.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.53GWExporting

In 1.5 GWhOut 14.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.11GWImporting

In 6.2 GWhOut 3.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.10GWImporting

In 26.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWPumping

Generated 5.9 GWhPumped 10.1 GWh

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