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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 7 November 2020

On Saturday 7 November, demand averaged 31.1 GW. Renewables supplied 14%.

31.1GW AVERAGEWind2.96 GW9%Hydro0.71 GW2%Biomass1.77 GW6%Solar0.83 GW3%Gas13.84 GW44%Coal0.56 GW2%Imports4.28 GW14%Nuclear6.26 GW20%31.1GW AVERAGE9%44%14%20%
Price
£45.02/MWh
Day average £45.02
Demand31.1GW
Generation 26.9Transfers 4.2
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables14%
Other39%
Carbon intensityModerate
216g/kWh
0Day average 216300
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Key moments

On Saturday 7 November 2020, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 39.7 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 216 g/kWh and the price £45.02/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.6 GW at 00:30. Solar generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:30 (177 g/kWh) and highest at 16:00 (250 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £16.61/MWh at 03:30 to £71.29/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 51% 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 0.832.7%Wind 2.969.5%Gas 13.8444.3%Hydro 0.712.3%Biomass 1.775.7%Nuclear 6.2620.1%Coal 0.561.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.1avgGeneration 26.9avgTransfers 4.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.7GW · 17:30
Low 23.2 · 04:35Avg 31.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 26.9Transfers 4.2 GW
Net imports97GWh
In
97 Out
0
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 3%Wind 11%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sat 7 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 7 November 2020, Great Britain imported 97 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 7 Nov
Imported
97GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
97GWh
Average net flow
4.03GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.97GWImporting

In 23.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.95GWImporting

In 46.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.18GWImporting

In 4.6 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.94GWImporting

In 22.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWGenerating

Generated 5.7 GWhPumped 2.4 GWh

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