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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 13 November 2020

On Friday 13 November, demand averaged 32.9 GW. Renewables supplied 41%.

32.9GW AVERAGEWind12.36 GW37%Hydro0.51 GW2%Biomass2.07 GW6%Solar0.78 GW2%Gas9.07 GW27%Imports3.26 GW10%Nuclear5.57 GW17%32.9GW AVERAGE37%27%10%17%
Price
£39.90/MWh
Day average £39.90
Demand32.9GW
Generation 30.4Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels27%
Renewables41%
Other32%
Carbon intensityLow
132g/kWh
0Day average 132300
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Key moments

On Friday 13 November 2020, wind supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 27%. Demand peaked at 42.3 GW at 17:35. Carbon intensity averaged 132 g/kWh and the price £39.90/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.3 GW at 01:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (91 g/kWh) and highest at 16:00 (194 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £26.72/MWh at 02:30 to £60.29/MWh at 07:30. 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 0.782.3%Wind 12.3636.8%Gas 9.0727.0%Hydro 0.511.5%Biomass 2.076.1%Nuclear 5.5716.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.9avgGeneration 30.4avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.3GW · 17:35
Low 22.6 · 03:55Avg 32.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 30.4Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports65GWh
In
74 Out
9
Zero-carbon share63%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 41%Solar 3%

Transfers · Fri 13 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 13 November 2020, Great Britain imported 74 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh), and the most exports went to France (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 13 Nov
Imported
74GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
65GWh
Average net flow
2.70GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.60GWImporting

In 16.1 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.22GWImporting

In 34.8 GWhOut 5.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.34GWImporting

In 8.9 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.54GWImporting

In 14.1 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 4.3 GWhPumped 7.6 GWh

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