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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 22 November 2022

On Tuesday 22 November, demand averaged 32.8 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

32.8GW AVERAGEWind6.43 GW18%Hydro0.70 GW2%Biomass1.99 GW6%Solar0.57 GW2%Gas18.13 GW51%Coal0.34 GW1%Imports2.77 GW8%Nuclear4.46 GW13%32.8GW AVERAGE18%51%8%13%
Price
£169.10/MWh
Day average £169.10
Demand32.8GW
Generation 32.6Transfers 0.1
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables22%
Other26%
Carbon intensityHigh
226g/kWh
0Day average 226300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 22 November 2022, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 18%. Demand peaked at 39.8 GW at 18:05. Carbon intensity averaged 226 g/kWh and the price £169.10/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.8 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 2.9 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:30 (162 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (258 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £74.04/MWh at 00:00 to £289.59/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 56% 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 0.571.6%Wind 6.4318.2%Gas 18.1351.2%Hydro 0.702.0%Biomass 1.995.6%Nuclear 4.4612.6%Coal 0.341.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.8avgGeneration 32.6avgTransfers 0.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.8GW · 18:05
Low 23.3 · 04:00Avg 32.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 32.6Transfers 0.1 GW
Net exports2GWh
In
53 Out
55
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 20%Solar 2%

Transfers · Tue 22 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 22 November 2022, Great Britain imported 53 GWh and exported 55 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (21 GWh), and the most exports went to France (36 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 22 Nov
Imported
53GWh
Exported
55GWh
Net out
2GWh
Average net flow
0.07GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.08GWImporting

In 8.4 GWhOut 6.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.03GWExporting

In 11.7 GWhOut 36.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.02GWImporting

In 3.6 GWhOut 3.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.11GWImporting

In 8.5 GWhOut 6.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.76GWImporting

In 20.7 GWhOut 2.6 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.22GWGenerating

Generated 13.5 GWhPumped 8.2 GWh

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