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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 19 November 2022

On Saturday 19 November, demand averaged 29.6 GW. Renewables supplied 32%.

29.6GW AVERAGEWind9.83 GW28%Hydro0.60 GW2%Biomass1.63 GW5%Solar0.52 GW2%Gas16.51 GW48%Coal0.06 GW0%Imports1.02 GW3%Nuclear4.44 GW13%29.6GW AVERAGE28%48%13%
Price
£84.82/MWh
Day average £84.82
Demand29.6GW
Generation 33.6Transfers −4.0
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables32%
Other20%
Carbon intensityModerate
199g/kWh
0Day average 199300
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Key moments

On Saturday 19 November 2022, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 28%. Demand peaked at 36.7 GW at 17:35. Carbon intensity averaged 199 g/kWh and the price £84.82/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.1 GW at 21:40. Solar generation peaked at 3.0 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:00 (162 g/kWh) and highest at 15:00 (233 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £63.26/MWh at 23:30 to £117.65/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 49% 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 0.521.5%Wind 9.8328.4%Gas 16.5147.7%Hydro 0.601.7%Biomass 1.634.7%Nuclear 4.4412.8%Coal 0.060.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.6avgGeneration 33.6avgTransfers −4.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.7GW · 17:35
Low 21.5 · 04:55Avg 29.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain114%of demand
Generation 33.6Transfers −4.0 GW
Net exports90GWh
In
22 Out
112
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 2%Wind 29%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sat 19 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 19 November 2022, Great Britain imported 22 GWh and exported 112 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (11 GWh), and the most exports went to France (68 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 19 Nov
Imported
22GWh
Exported
112GWh
Net out
90GWh
Average net flow
3.76GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.91GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 21.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.83GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 68.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.32GWImporting

In 10.8 GWhOut 3.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.79GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.45GWImporting

In 11.0 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.27GWPumping

Generated 2.7 GWhPumped 9.2 GWh

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