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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 15 November 2020

On Sunday 15 November, demand averaged 30.3 GW. Renewables supplied 49%.

30.3GW AVERAGEWind14.03 GW45%Hydro0.67 GW2%Biomass1.36 GW4%Solar0.58 GW2%Gas6.05 GW19%Imports3.07 GW10%Nuclear5.61 GW18%30.3GW AVERAGE45%19%10%18%
Price
£23.54/MWh
Day average £23.54
Demand30.3GW
Generation 28.3Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels19%
Renewables49%
Other32%
Carbon intensityLow
95g/kWh
0Day average 95300
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Key moments

On Sunday 15 November 2020, wind supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 19%. Demand peaked at 41.0 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 95 g/kWh and the price £23.54/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.8 GW at 22:10. Solar generation peaked at 3.6 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 06:30 (61 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (163 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£7.32/MWh at 08:00 to £67.45/MWh at 17:00. The price was below zero for 4 hours. Wind made 50% 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 0.581.8%Wind 14.0344.7%Gas 6.0519.3%Hydro 0.672.1%Biomass 1.364.3%Nuclear 5.6117.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.3avgGeneration 28.3avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.0GW · 17:25
Low 21.2 · 04:55Avg 30.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 28.3Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports51GWh
In
63 Out
12
Zero-carbon share74%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 2%Wind 50%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sun 15 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 15 November 2020, Great Britain imported 63 GWh and exported 12 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (31 GWh), and the most exports went to France (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 15 Nov
Imported
63GWh
Exported
12GWh
Net in
51GWh
Average net flow
2.12GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.53GWImporting

In 14.8 GWhOut 2.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.07GWImporting

In 30.6 GWhOut 4.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.21GWImporting

In 6.7 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.31GWImporting

In 10.7 GWhOut 3.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 10.8 GWhPumped 13.4 GWh

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