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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 14 November 2020

On Saturday 14 November, demand averaged 30.6 GW. Renewables supplied 46%.

30.6GW AVERAGEWind13.59 GW44%Hydro0.62 GW2%Biomass1.31 GW4%Solar0.11 GW0%Gas6.40 GW21%Imports3.43 GW11%Nuclear5.63 GW18%30.6GW AVERAGE44%21%11%18%
Price
£32.76/MWh
Day average £32.76
Demand30.6GW
Generation 27.7Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels21%
Renewables46%
Other33%
Carbon intensityLow
107g/kWh
0Day average 107300
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Key moments

On Saturday 14 November 2020, wind supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 21%. Demand peaked at 39.0 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 107 g/kWh and the price £32.76/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.8 GW at 17:20. Solar generation peaked at 0.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (83 g/kWh) and highest at 00:30 (124 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £32.76/MWh at 00:00 to £32.76/MWh at 00:00. Wind made 49% 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 0.110.4%Wind 13.5943.7%Gas 6.4020.6%Hydro 0.622.0%Biomass 1.314.2%Nuclear 5.6318.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.6avgGeneration 27.7avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.0GW · 17:20
Low 22.1 · 03:50Avg 30.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 27.7Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports73GWh
In
76 Out
3
Zero-carbon share72%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 2%Wind 49%Solar 0%

Transfers · Sat 14 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 14 November 2020, Great Britain imported 76 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (36 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 14 Nov
Imported
76GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
73GWh
Average net flow
3.04GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.55GWImporting

In 14.3 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.48GWImporting

In 35.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.60GWImporting

In 14.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.41GWImporting

In 12.1 GWhOut 2.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 5.9 GWhPumped 7.8 GWh

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