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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 6 November 2020

On Friday 6 November, demand averaged 34.3 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

34.3GW AVERAGEWind4.28 GW12%Hydro0.76 GW2%Biomass2.25 GW7%Solar1.06 GW3%Gas15.11 GW44%Coal0.80 GW2%Imports4.04 GW12%Nuclear6.26 GW18%34.3GW AVERAGE12%44%12%18%
Price
£43.38/MWh
Day average £43.38
Demand34.3GW
Generation 30.5Transfers 3.7
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables18%
Other36%
Carbon intensityHigh
234g/kWh
0Day average 234300
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Key moments

On Friday 6 November 2020, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 43.6 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 234 g/kWh and the price £43.38/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.0 GW at 18:40. Solar generation peaked at 4.9 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (180 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (271 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £34.87/MWh at 12:00 to £56.72/MWh at 08:00. Gas made 50% 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 1.063.1%Wind 4.2812.4%Gas 15.1143.7%Hydro 0.762.2%Biomass 2.256.5%Nuclear 6.2618.1%Coal 0.802.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.3avgGeneration 30.5avgTransfers 3.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.6GW · 17:30
Low 24.3 · 03:55Avg 34.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 30.5Transfers 3.7 GW
Net imports90GWh
In
93 Out
3
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 2%Wind 14%Solar 3%

Transfers · Fri 6 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 6 November 2020, Great Britain imported 93 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 6 Nov
Imported
93GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
90GWh
Average net flow
3.75GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.96GWImporting

In 23.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.99GWImporting

In 47.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWExporting

In 1.6 GWhOut 3.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 3.6 GWhPumped 4.1 GWh

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