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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 5 November 2020

On Thursday 5 November, demand averaged 35.0 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

35.0GW AVERAGEWind4.13 GW12%Hydro0.70 GW2%Biomass2.02 GW6%Solar0.89 GW2%Gas16.71 GW47%Coal1.28 GW4%Imports3.88 GW11%Nuclear6.25 GW17%35.0GW AVERAGE12%47%11%17%
Price
£42.88/MWh
Day average £42.88
Demand35.0GW
Generation 32.0Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables16%
Other34%
Carbon intensityHigh
243g/kWh
0Day average 243300
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Key moments

On Thursday 5 November 2020, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 43.7 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 243 g/kWh and the price £42.88/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.2 GW at 03:30. Solar generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:00 (174 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (292 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £14.77/MWh at 00:30 to £113.24/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 52% 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 0.892.5%Wind 4.1311.5%Gas 16.7146.6%Hydro 0.702.0%Biomass 2.025.6%Nuclear 6.2517.4%Coal 1.283.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.0avgGeneration 32.0avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.7GW · 17:25
Low 24.8 · 04:35Avg 35.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 32.0Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports75GWh
In
87 Out
12
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 2%Wind 13%Solar 3%

Transfers · Thu 5 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 5 November 2020, Great Britain imported 87 GWh and exported 12 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 5 Nov
Imported
87GWh
Exported
12GWh
Net in
75GWh
Average net flow
3.12GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.95GWImporting

In 46.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.48GWExporting

In 0.8 GWhOut 12.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.74GWImporting

In 17.9 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 6.0 GWhPumped 7.4 GWh

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