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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 3 November 2020

On Tuesday 3 November, demand averaged 34.9 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

34.9GW AVERAGEWind10.08 GW28%Hydro0.86 GW2%Biomass1.46 GW4%Solar0.81 GW2%Gas12.66 GW36%Coal0.05 GW0%Imports3.41 GW10%Nuclear6.17 GW17%34.9GW AVERAGE28%36%10%17%
Price
—/MWh
Demand34.9GW
Generation 32.1Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels36%
Renewables33%
Other31%
Carbon intensityModerate
166g/kWh
0Day average 166300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 3 November 2020, gas supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 28%. Demand peaked at 44.3 GW at 17:15. Carbon intensity averaged 166 g/kWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.8 GW at 00:40. Solar generation peaked at 4.1 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (104 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (229 g/kWh). Gas made 39% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 38% across 2020.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.812.3%Wind 10.0828.4%Gas 12.6635.7%Hydro 0.862.4%Biomass 1.464.1%Nuclear 6.1717.4%Coal 0.050.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.9avgGeneration 32.1avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.3GW · 17:15
Low 23.4 · 03:50Avg 34.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 32.1Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports68GWh
In
76 Out
8
Zero-carbon share56%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 3%Wind 31%Solar 3%

Transfers · Tue 3 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 3 November 2020, Great Britain imported 76 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (39 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 3 Nov
Imported
76GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
68GWh
Average net flow
2.82GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.70GWImporting

In 17.4 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.61GWImporting

In 38.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.11GWExporting

In 3.8 GWhOut 6.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.62GWImporting

In 16.2 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 6.0 GWhPumped 6.8 GWh

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