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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 20 November 2019

On Wednesday 20 November, demand averaged 39.4 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

39.4GW AVERAGEWind11.71 GW29%Hydro0.17 GW0%Biomass2.06 GW5%Solar0.47 GW1%Gas16.61 GW40%Coal1.67 GW4%Imports1.51 GW4%Nuclear6.87 GW17%39.4GW AVERAGE29%40%17%
Price
£45.86/MWh
Day average £45.86
Demand39.4GW
Generation 39.6Transfers −0.2
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables30%
Other25%
Carbon intensityHigh
248g/kWh
0Day average 248300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 20 November 2019, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 29%. Demand peaked at 50.8 GW at 17:00. Carbon intensity averaged 248 g/kWh and the price £45.86/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.4 GW at 20:25. Solar generation peaked at 2.4 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (156 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (295 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £27.60/MWh at 23:30 to £58.49/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 42% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2019.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.471.2%Wind 11.7128.5%Gas 16.6140.4%Hydro 0.170.4%Biomass 2.065.0%Nuclear 6.8716.7%Coal 1.674.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.4avgGeneration 39.6avgTransfers −0.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand50.8GW · 17:00
Low 28.1 · 04:25Avg 39.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain101%of demand
Generation 39.6Transfers −0.2 GW
Net imports2GWh
In
35 Out
33
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 0%Wind 30%Solar 1%

Transfers · Wed 20 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 20 November 2019, Great Britain imported 35 GWh and exported 33 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (14 GWh), and the most exports went to France (27 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 20 Nov
Imported
35GWh
Exported
33GWh
Net in
2GWh
Average net flow
0.06GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.04GWImporting

In 7.4 GWhOut 6.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.09GWExporting

In 0.5 GWhOut 26.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.53GWImporting

In 12.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.57GWImporting

In 14.1 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.26GWPumping

Generated 1.5 GWhPumped 7.8 GWh

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