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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 30 November 2022

On Wednesday 30 November, demand averaged 33.1 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

33.1GW AVERAGEWind3.11 GW9%Hydro0.77 GW2%Biomass1.97 GW6%Solar0.29 GW1%Gas20.35 GW59%Coal1.08 GW3%Imports2.76 GW8%Nuclear4.19 GW12%33.1GW AVERAGE9%59%8%12%
Price
£325.64/MWh
Day average £325.64
Demand33.1GW
Generation 31.8Transfers 1.3
Fossil fuels59%
Renewables12%
Other26%
Carbon intensityHigh
290g/kWh
0Day average 290300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 30 November 2022, gas supplied 59% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 12%. Demand peaked at 40.1 GW at 16:50. Carbon intensity averaged 290 g/kWh and the price £325.64/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.1 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 1.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 16:00 (269 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (303 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £231.38/MWh at 02:30 to £439.12/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 64% 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 0.290.8%Wind 3.119.0%Gas 20.3558.9%Hydro 0.772.2%Biomass 1.975.7%Nuclear 4.1912.1%Coal 1.083.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.1avgGeneration 31.8avgTransfers 1.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.1GW · 16:50
Low 23.0 · 04:00Avg 33.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 31.8Transfers 1.3 GW
Net imports34GWh
In
59 Out
25
Zero-carbon share26%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 2%Wind 10%Solar 1%

Transfers · Wed 30 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 30 November 2022, Great Britain imported 59 GWh and exported 25 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (20 GWh), and the most exports went to France (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 30 Nov
Imported
59GWh
Exported
25GWh
Net in
34GWh
Average net flow
1.42GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.20GWImporting

In 9.6 GWhOut 4.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.19GWExporting

In 13.2 GWhOut 17.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.83GWImporting

In 19.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.38GWImporting

In 11.4 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.20GWImporting

In 5.3 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 6.9 GWhPumped 10.3 GWh

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