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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 10 November 2020

On Tuesday 10 November, demand averaged 33.1 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

33.1GW AVERAGEWind4.92 GW15%Hydro0.55 GW2%Biomass1.92 GW6%Solar0.57 GW2%Gas15.62 GW46%Coal0.72 GW2%Imports3.42 GW10%Nuclear5.88 GW17%33.1GW AVERAGE15%46%10%17%
Price
£43.84/MWh
Day average £43.84
Demand33.1GW
Generation 30.2Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables18%
Other33%
Carbon intensityHigh
228g/kWh
0Day average 228300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 10 November 2020, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 42.8 GW at 17:35. Carbon intensity averaged 228 g/kWh and the price £43.84/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.3 GW at 20:30. Solar generation peaked at 2.9 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (142 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (272 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £26.61/MWh at 23:00 to £84.74/MWh at 16:30. 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 0.571.7%Wind 4.9214.7%Gas 15.6246.5%Hydro 0.551.6%Biomass 1.925.7%Nuclear 5.8817.5%Coal 0.722.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.1avgGeneration 30.2avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.8GW · 17:35
Low 22.9 · 04:00Avg 33.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 30.2Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports75GWh
In
79 Out
4
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 16%Solar 2%

Transfers · Tue 10 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 10 November 2020, Great Britain imported 79 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 10 Nov
Imported
79GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
75GWh
Average net flow
3.13GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.53GWImporting

In 13.1 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.87GWImporting

In 44.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.21GWImporting

In 7.3 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.51GWImporting

In 13.5 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWPumping

Generated 3.3 GWhPumped 7.6 GWh

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