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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 4 November 2020

On Wednesday 4 November, demand averaged 35.5 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

35.5GW AVERAGEWind5.50 GW15%Hydro0.74 GW2%Biomass1.78 GW5%Solar1.27 GW3%Gas16.07 GW44%Coal0.92 GW3%Imports3.84 GW11%Nuclear6.26 GW17%35.5GW AVERAGE15%44%11%17%
Price
£43.89/MWh
Day average £43.89
Demand35.5GW
Generation 32.5Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables21%
Other33%
Carbon intensityHigh
233g/kWh
0Day average 233300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 4 November 2020, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 44.1 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 233 g/kWh and the price £43.89/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.7 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 5.9 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:30 (144 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (299 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £23.86/MWh at 06:30 to £109.34/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 49% 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 1.273.5%Wind 5.5015.1%Gas 16.0744.2%Hydro 0.742.0%Biomass 1.784.9%Nuclear 6.2617.2%Coal 0.922.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.5avgGeneration 32.5avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.1GW · 17:30
Low 25.0 · 03:55Avg 35.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 32.5Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports73GWh
In
86 Out
14
Zero-carbon share42%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 17%Solar 4%

Transfers · Wed 4 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 4 November 2020, Great Britain imported 86 GWh and exported 14 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 4 Nov
Imported
86GWh
Exported
14GWh
Net in
73GWh
Average net flow
3.03GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.75GWImporting

In 18.3 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.90GWImporting

In 45.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.51GWExporting

In 1.3 GWhOut 13.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 5.7 GWhPumped 7.5 GWh

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