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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 20 November 2022

On Sunday 20 November, demand averaged 29.2 GW. Renewables supplied 32%.

29.2GW AVERAGEWind9.57 GW27%Hydro0.70 GW2%Biomass1.86 GW5%Solar0.76 GW2%Gas16.78 GW48%Coal0.12 GW0%Imports0.64 GW2%Nuclear4.44 GW13%29.2GW AVERAGE27%48%13%
Price
£106.80/MWh
Day average £106.80
Demand29.2GW
Generation 34.2Transfers −5.0
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables32%
Other20%
Carbon intensityModerate
203g/kWh
0Day average 203300
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Key moments

On Sunday 20 November 2022, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 27%. Demand peaked at 37.1 GW at 17:05. Carbon intensity averaged 203 g/kWh and the price £106.80/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.2 GW at 08:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 06:00 (158 g/kWh) and highest at 23:30 (254 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £62.78/MWh at 03:00 to £199.07/MWh at 17:30. 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 0.762.2%Wind 9.5727.4%Gas 16.7848.1%Hydro 0.702.0%Biomass 1.865.3%Nuclear 4.4412.7%Coal 0.120.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.2avgGeneration 34.2avgTransfers −5.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.1GW · 17:05
Low 21.1 · 04:00Avg 29.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain117%of demand
Generation 34.2Transfers −5.0 GW
Net exports118GWh
In
9 Out
128
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 2%Wind 28%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sun 20 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 20 November 2022, Great Britain imported 9 GWh and exported 128 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (7 GWh), and the most exports went to France (70 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 20 Nov
Imported
9GWh
Exported
128GWh
Net out
118GWh
Average net flow
4.92GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.78GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 18.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.93GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 70.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.26GWImporting

In 6.8 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.00GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 23.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.47GWExporting

In 2.4 GWhOut 13.8 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 6.1 GWhPumped 8.0 GWh

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