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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 27 November 2022

On Sunday 27 November, demand averaged 29.2 GW. Renewables supplied 41%.

29.2GW AVERAGEWind12.95 GW39%Hydro0.63 GW2%Biomass1.42 GW4%Solar0.24 GW1%Gas12.69 GW38%Coal0.46 GW1%Imports1.27 GW4%Nuclear3.94 GW12%29.2GW AVERAGE39%38%12%
Price
£151.86/MWh
Day average £151.86
Demand29.2GW
Generation 32.3Transfers −3.1
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables41%
Other20%
Carbon intensityHigh
170g/kWh
0Day average 170300
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Key moments

On Sunday 27 November 2022, wind supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 38%. Demand peaked at 38.0 GW at 17:00. Carbon intensity averaged 170 g/kWh and the price £151.86/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 20.1 GW at 00:15. Solar generation peaked at 1.4 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (67 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (240 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £42.72/MWh at 01:30 to £224.51/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 40% 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 0.240.7%Wind 12.9538.5%Gas 12.6937.8%Hydro 0.631.9%Biomass 1.424.2%Nuclear 3.9411.7%Coal 0.461.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.2avgGeneration 32.3avgTransfers −3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.0GW · 17:00
Low 20.8 · 04:35Avg 29.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain111%of demand
Generation 32.3Transfers −3.1 GW
Net exports71GWh
In
26 Out
97
Zero-carbon share55%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 2%Wind 40%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 27 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 27 November 2022, Great Britain imported 26 GWh and exported 97 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (15 GWh), and the most exports went to France (65 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 27 Nov
Imported
26GWh
Exported
97GWh
Net out
71GWh
Average net flow
2.95GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.39GWExporting

In 1.0 GWhOut 10.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.72GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 65.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.64GWImporting

In 15.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.65GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 15.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.17GWImporting

In 10.1 GWhOut 6.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.20GWPumping

Generated 4.0 GWhPumped 8.7 GWh

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