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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 21 November 2022

On Monday 21 November, demand averaged 33.6 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

33.6GW AVERAGEWind10.74 GW29%Hydro0.69 GW2%Biomass2.04 GW5%Solar0.14 GW0%Gas18.46 GW49%Coal0.24 GW1%Imports0.91 GW2%Nuclear4.45 GW12%33.6GW AVERAGE29%49%12%
Price
£130.83/MWh
Day average £130.83
Demand33.6GW
Generation 36.8Transfers −3.2
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables31%
Other20%
Carbon intensityHigh
214g/kWh
0Day average 214300
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Key moments

On Monday 21 November 2022, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 29%. Demand peaked at 42.4 GW at 16:45. Carbon intensity averaged 214 g/kWh and the price £130.83/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.2 GW at 16:45. Solar generation peaked at 0.7 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 22:30 (153 g/kWh) and highest at 00:30 (267 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £79.32/MWh at 04:30 to £171.90/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 50% 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 0.140.4%Wind 10.7428.5%Gas 18.4649.0%Hydro 0.691.8%Biomass 2.045.4%Nuclear 4.4511.8%Coal 0.240.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.6avgGeneration 36.8avgTransfers −3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.4GW · 16:45
Low 22.4 · 03:50Avg 33.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain109%of demand
Generation 36.8Transfers −3.2 GW
Net exports77GWh
In
15 Out
92
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 2%Wind 29%Solar 0%

Transfers · Mon 21 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 21 November 2022, Great Britain imported 15 GWh and exported 92 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (14 GWh), and the most exports went to France (47 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 21 Nov
Imported
15GWh
Exported
92GWh
Net out
77GWh
Average net flow
3.20GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.54GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 13.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.96GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 47.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.57GWImporting

In 13.8 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.55GWExporting

In 0.8 GWhOut 13.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.72GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 17.3 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWGenerating

Generated 6.9 GWhPumped 6.2 GWh

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