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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 18 November 2022

On Friday 18 November, demand averaged 31.7 GW. Renewables supplied 38%.

31.7GW AVERAGEWind12.56 GW35%Hydro0.58 GW2%Biomass2.01 GW6%Solar0.65 GW2%Gas14.47 GW40%Coal0.16 GW0%Imports1.33 GW4%Nuclear4.37 GW12%31.7GW AVERAGE35%40%12%
Price
£129.07/MWh
Day average £129.07
Demand31.7GW
Generation 34.8Transfers −3.1
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables38%
Other21%
Carbon intensityModerate
169g/kWh
0Day average 169300
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Key moments

On Friday 18 November 2022, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 35%. Demand peaked at 37.8 GW at 17:15. Carbon intensity averaged 169 g/kWh and the price £129.07/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.0 GW at 03:55. Solar generation peaked at 3.4 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (84 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (225 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £69.01/MWh at 23:30 to £203.17/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 0.651.8%Wind 12.5634.7%Gas 14.4740.1%Hydro 0.581.6%Biomass 2.015.6%Nuclear 4.3712.1%Coal 0.160.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.7avgGeneration 34.8avgTransfers −3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.8GW · 17:15
Low 22.5 · 04:25Avg 31.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain110%of demand
Generation 34.8Transfers −3.1 GW
Net exports70GWh
In
29 Out
99
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 2%Wind 36%Solar 2%

Transfers · Fri 18 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 18 November 2022, Great Britain imported 29 GWh and exported 99 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (26 GWh), and the most exports went to France (60 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 18 Nov
Imported
29GWh
Exported
99GWh
Net out
70GWh
Average net flow
2.92GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.82GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 19.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.51GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 60.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.03GWExporting

In 3.1 GWhOut 3.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.64GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 15.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.08GWImporting

In 25.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWPumping

Generated 3.1 GWhPumped 7.7 GWh

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