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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 11 November 2020

On Wednesday 11 November, demand averaged 33.4 GW. Renewables supplied 39%.

33.4GW AVERAGEWind12.75 GW37%Hydro0.47 GW1%Biomass1.87 GW5%Solar0.24 GW1%Gas9.79 GW29%Imports3.42 GW10%Nuclear5.69 GW17%33.4GW AVERAGE37%29%10%17%
Price
£29.58/MWh
Day average £29.58
Demand33.4GW
Generation 30.8Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels29%
Renewables39%
Other32%
Carbon intensityModerate
141g/kWh
0Day average 141300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 11 November 2020, wind supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 29%. Demand peaked at 43.4 GW at 17:00. Carbon intensity averaged 141 g/kWh and the price £29.58/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.9 GW at 18:00. Solar generation peaked at 1.4 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (67 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (175 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £29.58/MWh at 00:00 to £29.58/MWh at 00:00. Wind made 41% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 27% across 2020.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.240.7%Wind 12.7537.3%Gas 9.7928.6%Hydro 0.471.4%Biomass 1.875.5%Nuclear 5.6916.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.4avgGeneration 30.8avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.4GW · 17:00
Low 22.8 · 04:00Avg 33.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 30.8Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports67GWh
In
76 Out
9
Zero-carbon share62%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 41%Solar 1%

Transfers · Wed 11 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 11 November 2020, Great Britain imported 76 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 11 Nov
Imported
76GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
67GWh
Average net flow
2.79GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.73GWImporting

In 18.2 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.81GWImporting

In 43.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.09GWImporting

In 7.6 GWhOut 5.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.16GWImporting

In 7.2 GWhOut 3.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWPumping

Generated 5.7 GWhPumped 10.2 GWh

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