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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 25 November 2022

On Friday 25 November, demand averaged 32.6 GW. Renewables supplied 46%.

32.6GW AVERAGEWind15.90 GW42%Hydro0.49 GW1%Biomass2.01 GW5%Solar0.99 GW3%Gas12.67 GW34%Coal0.06 GW0%Imports0.91 GW2%Nuclear4.47 GW12%32.6GW AVERAGE42%34%12%
Price
£143.96/MWh
Day average £143.96
Demand32.6GW
Generation 36.6Transfers −4.0
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables46%
Other20%
Carbon intensityModerate
145g/kWh
0Day average 145300
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Key moments

On Friday 25 November 2022, wind supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 34%. Demand peaked at 39.6 GW at 17:35. Carbon intensity averaged 145 g/kWh and the price £143.96/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.8 GW at 08:00. Solar generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (76 g/kWh) and highest at 16:00 (186 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £115.15/MWh at 15:00 to £179.47/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 43% 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 0.992.7%Wind 15.9042.4%Gas 12.6733.8%Hydro 0.491.3%Biomass 2.015.4%Nuclear 4.4711.9%Coal 0.060.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.6avgGeneration 36.6avgTransfers −4.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.6GW · 17:35
Low 22.8 · 04:00Avg 32.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain112%of demand
Generation 36.6Transfers −4.0 GW
Net exports94GWh
In
18 Out
112
Zero-carbon share60%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 1%Wind 43%Solar 3%

Transfers · Fri 25 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 25 November 2022, Great Britain imported 18 GWh and exported 112 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (14 GWh), and the most exports went to France (71 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 25 Nov
Imported
18GWh
Exported
112GWh
Net out
94GWh
Average net flow
3.91GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.74GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 17.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.95GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 70.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.56GWImporting

In 13.5 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.73GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 17.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.06GWExporting

In 4.3 GWhOut 5.7 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 4.1 GWhPumped 5.9 GWh

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