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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 16 November 2020

On Monday 16 November, demand averaged 33.6 GW. Renewables supplied 45%.

33.6GW AVERAGEWind14.46 GW42%Hydro0.58 GW2%Biomass1.75 GW5%Solar0.32 GW1%Gas7.88 GW23%Coal0.39 GW1%Imports3.38 GW10%Nuclear5.60 GW16%33.6GW AVERAGE42%23%10%16%
Price
£11.17/MWh
Day average £11.17
Demand33.6GW
Generation 31.0Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels23%
Renewables45%
Other31%
Carbon intensityLow
121g/kWh
0Day average 121300
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Key moments

On Monday 16 November 2020, wind supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 23%. Demand peaked at 44.1 GW at 17:00. Carbon intensity averaged 121 g/kWh and the price £11.17/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.7 GW at 08:25. Solar generation peaked at 2.1 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:30 (64 g/kWh) and highest at 14:30 (182 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £11.17/MWh at 00:00 to £11.17/MWh at 00:00. Wind made 47% 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 0.320.9%Wind 14.4642.1%Gas 7.8822.9%Hydro 0.581.7%Biomass 1.755.1%Nuclear 5.6016.3%Coal 0.391.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.6avgGeneration 31.0avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.1GW · 17:00
Low 22.4 · 04:05Avg 33.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 31.0Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports63GWh
In
71 Out
8
Zero-carbon share68%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 47%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 16 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 16 November 2020, Great Britain imported 71 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 16 Nov
Imported
71GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
63GWh
Average net flow
2.61GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.72GWImporting

In 17.4 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.32GWImporting

In 34.6 GWhOut 2.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.19GWImporting

In 6.6 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.38GWImporting

In 12.2 GWhOut 3.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWGenerating

Generated 10.3 GWhPumped 9.9 GWh

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