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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 2 November 2020

On Monday 2 November, demand averaged 33.1 GW. Renewables supplied 46%.

33.1GW AVERAGEWind13.68 GW41%Hydro0.89 GW3%Biomass1.30 GW4%Solar0.95 GW3%Gas7.91 GW23%Imports3.07 GW9%Nuclear5.90 GW18%33.1GW AVERAGE41%23%9%18%
Price
—/MWh
Demand33.1GW
Generation 30.6Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels23%
Renewables46%
Other30%
Carbon intensityLow
126g/kWh
0Day average 126300
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Key moments

On Monday 2 November 2020, wind supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 23%. Demand peaked at 42.9 GW at 17:40. Carbon intensity averaged 126 g/kWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.7 GW at 11:35. Solar generation peaked at 4.6 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (63 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (193 g/kWh). Wind made 45% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 27% across 2020.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.952.8%Wind 13.6840.6%Gas 7.9123.5%Hydro 0.892.6%Biomass 1.303.8%Nuclear 5.9017.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.1avgGeneration 30.6avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.9GW · 17:40
Low 22.3 · 03:40Avg 33.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 30.6Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports62GWh
In
67 Out
6
Zero-carbon share70%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 3%Wind 45%Solar 3%

Transfers · Mon 2 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 2 November 2020, Great Britain imported 67 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 2 Nov
Imported
67GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
62GWh
Average net flow
2.56GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 17.2 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.46GWImporting

In 35.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.06GWExporting

In 2.0 GWhOut 3.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.47GWImporting

In 13.2 GWhOut 2.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 6.2 GWhPumped 7.5 GWh

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