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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 23 November 2022

On Wednesday 23 November, demand averaged 33.3 GW. Renewables supplied 43%.

33.3GW AVERAGEWind15.16 GW40%Hydro0.50 GW1%Biomass1.91 GW5%Solar0.66 GW2%Gas14.00 GW37%Coal0.10 GW0%Imports0.94 GW2%Nuclear4.46 GW12%33.3GW AVERAGE40%37%12%
Price
£130.39/MWh
Day average £130.39
Demand33.3GW
Generation 36.8Transfers −3.5
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables43%
Other19%
Carbon intensityModerate
160g/kWh
0Day average 160300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 23 November 2022, wind supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 37%. Demand peaked at 41.3 GW at 17:45. Carbon intensity averaged 160 g/kWh and the price £130.39/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 19.5 GW at 09:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (84 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (213 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £101.05/MWh at 07:30 to £183.41/MWh at 16:30. Wind made 41% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 28% across 2022.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.661.7%Wind 15.1640.2%Gas 14.0037.1%Hydro 0.501.3%Biomass 1.915.1%Nuclear 4.4611.8%Coal 0.100.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.3avgGeneration 36.8avgTransfers −3.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.3GW · 17:45
Low 23.1 · 04:00Avg 33.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain110%of demand
Generation 36.8Transfers −3.5 GW
Net exports74GWh
In
20 Out
94
Zero-carbon share56%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 1%Wind 41%Solar 2%

Transfers · Wed 23 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 23 November 2022, Great Britain imported 20 GWh and exported 94 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (12 GWh), and the most exports went to France (62 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 23 Nov
Imported
20GWh
Exported
94GWh
Net out
74GWh
Average net flow
3.09GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.69GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 16.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.59GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 62.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.49GWImporting

In 11.9 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.36GWExporting

In 0.7 GWhOut 9.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.06GWImporting

In 7.2 GWhOut 5.8 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.36GWPumping

Generated 2.8 GWhPumped 11.4 GWh

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