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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 8 November 2020

On Sunday 8 November, demand averaged 30.4 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

30.4GW AVERAGEWind4.44 GW15%Hydro0.65 GW2%Biomass2.02 GW7%Solar0.29 GW1%Gas11.87 GW39%Coal0.67 GW2%Imports4.38 GW14%Nuclear6.26 GW20%30.4GW AVERAGE15%39%14%20%
Price
£51.00/MWh
Day average £51.00
Demand30.4GW
Generation 26.2Transfers 4.2
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables18%
Other41%
Carbon intensityModerate
201g/kWh
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Key moments

On Sunday 8 November 2020, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 40.6 GW at 17:10. Carbon intensity averaged 201 g/kWh and the price £51.00/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.2 GW at 07:55. Solar generation peaked at 1.5 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (141 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (251 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £51.00/MWh at 00:00 to £51.00/MWh at 00:00. Gas made 45% 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 0.291.0%Wind 4.4414.5%Gas 11.8738.8%Hydro 0.652.1%Biomass 2.026.6%Nuclear 6.2620.5%Coal 0.672.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.4avgGeneration 26.2avgTransfers 4.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.6GW · 17:10
Low 21.9 · 04:55Avg 30.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 26.2Transfers 4.2 GW
Net imports100GWh
In
100 Out
0
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 2%Wind 17%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 8 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 8 November 2020, Great Britain imported 100 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 8 Nov
Imported
100GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
100GWh
Average net flow
4.17GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.91GWImporting

In 21.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.83GWImporting

In 44.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.54GWImporting

In 13.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWGenerating

Generated 5.1 GWhPumped 4.6 GWh

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