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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 12 November 2020

On Thursday 12 November, demand averaged 33.1 GW. Renewables supplied 43%.

33.1GW AVERAGEWind13.04 GW39%Hydro0.58 GW2%Biomass1.91 GW6%Solar0.92 GW3%Gas8.21 GW24%Imports3.41 GW10%Nuclear5.58 GW17%33.1GW AVERAGE39%24%10%17%
Price
—/MWh
Demand33.1GW
Generation 30.2Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels24%
Renewables43%
Other32%
Carbon intensityLow
120g/kWh
0Day average 120300
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Key moments

On Thursday 12 November 2020, wind supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 24%. Demand peaked at 42.6 GW at 17:35. Carbon intensity averaged 120 g/kWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.8 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (55 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (168 g/kWh). Wind made 43% 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 0.922.7%Wind 13.0438.7%Gas 8.2124.4%Hydro 0.581.7%Biomass 1.915.7%Nuclear 5.5816.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.1avgGeneration 30.2avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.6GW · 17:35
Low 22.8 · 04:20Avg 33.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 30.2Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports71GWh
In
75 Out
4
Zero-carbon share67%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 43%Solar 3%

Transfers · Thu 12 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 12 November 2020, Great Britain imported 75 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (37 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 12 Nov
Imported
75GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
71GWh
Average net flow
2.98GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.61GWImporting

In 15.2 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.53GWImporting

In 36.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.30GWImporting

In 9.2 GWhOut 2.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.53GWImporting

In 14.0 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 6.7 GWhPumped 8.9 GWh

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