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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 29 November 2022

On Tuesday 29 November, demand averaged 32.7 GW. Renewables supplied 7%.

32.7GW AVERAGEWind1.26 GW4%Hydro0.76 GW2%Biomass2.02 GW6%Solar0.21 GW1%Gas20.84 GW61%Coal0.99 GW3%Imports4.15 GW12%Nuclear3.96 GW12%32.7GW AVERAGE61%12%12%
Price
£340.02/MWh
Day average £340.02
Demand32.7GW
Generation 30.0Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels61%
Renewables7%
Other30%
Carbon intensityHigh
292g/kWh
0Day average 292300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 29 November 2022, gas supplied 61% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 12%. Demand peaked at 40.5 GW at 16:55. Carbon intensity averaged 292 g/kWh and the price £340.02/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.5 GW at 23:05. Solar generation peaked at 1.2 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 18:30 (277 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (304 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £214.81/MWh at 02:30 to £486.48/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 69% 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 0.210.6%Wind 1.263.7%Gas 20.8460.9%Hydro 0.762.2%Biomass 2.025.9%Nuclear 3.9611.6%Coal 0.992.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.7avgGeneration 30.0avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.5GW · 16:55
Low 22.6 · 04:10Avg 32.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 30.0Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports63GWh
In
89 Out
26
Zero-carbon share21%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 3%Wind 4%Solar 1%

Transfers · Tue 29 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 29 November 2022, Great Britain imported 89 GWh and exported 26 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (32 GWh), and the most exports went to France (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 29 Nov
Imported
89GWh
Exported
26GWh
Net in
63GWh
Average net flow
2.62GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.19GWImporting

In 8.7 GWhOut 4.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.20GWImporting

In 24.1 GWhOut 19.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.43GWImporting

In 10.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.46GWImporting

In 13.9 GWhOut 2.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.34GWImporting

In 32.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWGenerating

Generated 10.7 GWhPumped 9.8 GWh

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