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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 28 November 2022

On Monday 28 November, demand averaged 32.2 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

32.2GW AVERAGEWind2.99 GW9%Hydro0.73 GW2%Biomass2.05 GW6%Solar0.63 GW2%Gas19.59 GW57%Coal1.15 GW3%Imports3.01 GW9%Nuclear3.96 GW12%32.2GW AVERAGE9%57%9%12%
Price
£272.45/MWh
Day average £272.45
Demand32.2GW
Generation 31.1Transfers 1.1
Fossil fuels57%
Renewables13%
Other26%
Carbon intensityHigh
277g/kWh
0Day average 277300
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Key moments

On Monday 28 November 2022, gas supplied 57% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 12%. Demand peaked at 39.1 GW at 16:50. Carbon intensity averaged 277 g/kWh and the price £272.45/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.3 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 3.3 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (218 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (311 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £148.80/MWh at 03:00 to £508.42/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 63% 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 0.631.8%Wind 2.998.8%Gas 19.5957.4%Hydro 0.732.1%Biomass 2.056.0%Nuclear 3.9611.6%Coal 1.153.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.2avgGeneration 31.1avgTransfers 1.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.1GW · 16:50
Low 23.1 · 04:05Avg 32.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 31.1Transfers 1.1 GW
Net imports24GWh
In
64 Out
40
Zero-carbon share27%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 2%Wind 10%Solar 2%

Transfers · Mon 28 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 28 November 2022, Great Britain imported 64 GWh and exported 40 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (25 GWh), and the most exports went to France (28 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 28 Nov
Imported
64GWh
Exported
40GWh
Net in
24GWh
Average net flow
1.00GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.04GWImporting

In 7.6 GWhOut 6.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.69GWExporting

In 11.7 GWhOut 28.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.35GWImporting

In 8.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.26GWImporting

In 11.0 GWhOut 4.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.03GWImporting

In 24.8 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWGenerating

Generated 8.7 GWhPumped 6.5 GWh

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