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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 24 November 2022

On Thursday 24 November, demand averaged 33.2 GW. Renewables supplied 49%.

33.2GW AVERAGEWind17.79 GW47%Hydro0.50 GW1%Biomass2.01 GW5%Solar0.35 GW1%Gas11.87 GW31%Coal0.13 GW0%Imports0.82 GW2%Nuclear4.48 GW12%33.2GW AVERAGE47%31%12%
Price
£144.85/MWh
Day average £144.85
Demand33.2GW
Generation 37.1Transfers −3.9
Fossil fuels31%
Renewables49%
Other19%
Carbon intensityModerate
137g/kWh
0Day average 137300
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Key moments

On Thursday 24 November 2022, wind supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 31%. Demand peaked at 40.7 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 137 g/kWh and the price £144.85/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 20.5 GW at 13:10. Solar generation peaked at 2.1 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (74 g/kWh) and highest at 15:30 (169 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £93.03/MWh at 03:30 to £192.54/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 48% 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 0.350.9%Wind 17.7946.9%Gas 11.8731.3%Hydro 0.501.3%Biomass 2.015.3%Nuclear 4.4811.8%Coal 0.130.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.2avgGeneration 37.1avgTransfers −3.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.7GW · 17:25
Low 22.9 · 04:20Avg 33.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain112%of demand
Generation 37.1Transfers −3.9 GW
Net exports90GWh
In
17 Out
107
Zero-carbon share62%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 1%Wind 48%Solar 1%

Transfers · Thu 24 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 24 November 2022, Great Britain imported 17 GWh and exported 107 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (16 GWh), and the most exports went to France (68 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 24 Nov
Imported
17GWh
Exported
107GWh
Net out
90GWh
Average net flow
3.75GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.76GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.82GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 67.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.67GWImporting

In 16.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.48GWExporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 11.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.36GWExporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 8.9 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 3.1 GWhPumped 6.9 GWh

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