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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 9 November 2020

On Monday 9 November, demand averaged 32.9 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

32.9GW AVERAGEWind3.06 GW9%Hydro0.59 GW2%Biomass1.99 GW6%Solar0.35 GW1%Gas16.14 GW48%Coal0.87 GW3%Imports4.31 GW13%Nuclear6.27 GW19%32.9GW AVERAGE9%48%13%19%
Price
—/MWh
Demand32.9GW
Generation 29.3Transfers 3.6
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables12%
Other37%
Carbon intensityHigh
240g/kWh
0Day average 240300
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Key moments

On Monday 9 November 2020, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 42.4 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 240 g/kWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.7 GW at 18:35. Solar generation peaked at 2.0 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (189 g/kWh) and highest at 14:30 (278 g/kWh). Gas made 55% 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 0.351.0%Wind 3.069.1%Gas 16.1448.1%Hydro 0.591.8%Biomass 1.995.9%Nuclear 6.2718.7%Coal 0.872.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.9avgGeneration 29.3avgTransfers 3.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.4GW · 17:30
Low 22.3 · 04:10Avg 32.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 29.3Transfers 3.6 GW
Net imports89GWh
In
98 Out
9
Zero-carbon share35%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 2%Wind 10%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 9 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 9 November 2020, Great Britain imported 98 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 9 Nov
Imported
98GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
89GWh
Average net flow
3.69GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.96GWImporting

In 22.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.94GWImporting

In 46.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.14GWExporting

In 6.0 GWhOut 9.4 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

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 5.6 GWhPumped 8.0 GWh

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