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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 22 November 2023

On Wednesday 22 November, demand averaged 33.4 GW. Renewables supplied 45%.

33.4GW AVERAGEWind14.99 GW43%Hydro0.42 GW1%Biomass2.80 GW8%Solar0.25 GW1%Gas9.91 GW28%Coal1.17 GW3%Imports2.14 GW6%Nuclear3.49 GW10%33.4GW AVERAGE43%8%28%10%
Price
£87.11/MWh
Day average £87.11
Demand33.4GW
Generation 33.0Transfers 0.4
Fossil fuels28%
Renewables45%
Other24%
Carbon intensityModerate
151g/kWh
0Day average 151300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 22 November 2023, wind supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 28%. Demand peaked at 41.1 GW at 17:05. Carbon intensity averaged 151 g/kWh and the price £87.11/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.7 GW at 17:10. Solar generation peaked at 1.5 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (56 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (197 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £36.62/MWh at 23:30 to £110.67/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 45% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 33% across 2023.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.250.7%Wind 14.9942.6%Gas 9.9128.2%Hydro 0.421.2%Biomass 2.808.0%Nuclear 3.499.9%Coal 1.173.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.4avgGeneration 33.0avgTransfers 0.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.1GW · 17:05
Low 23.0 · 04:05Avg 33.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 33.0Transfers 0.4 GW
Net imports13GWh
In
48 Out
35
Zero-carbon share58%of generation
Nuclear 11%Hydro 1%Wind 45%Solar 1%

Transfers · Wed 22 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 22 November 2023, Great Britain imported 48 GWh and exported 35 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (30 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 22 Nov
Imported
48GWh
Exported
35GWh
Net in
13GWh
Average net flow
0.55GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.27GWExporting

In 3.7 GWhOut 10.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.06GWImporting

In 10.9 GWhOut 9.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.18GWExporting

In 0.5 GWhOut 4.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.31GWExporting

In 3.5 GWhOut 10.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.24GWImporting

In 29.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWPumping

Generated 2.8 GWhPumped 7.1 GWh

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