All interconnectors
Tue 17 Nov- Imported
- 71GWh
- Exported
- 9GWh
- Net in
- 62GWh
- Average net flow
- 2.58GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 17 November 2020
On Tuesday 17 November, demand averaged 33.5 GW. Renewables supplied 46%.
Price
—/MWh
Demand33.5GW
Generation 30.9Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels20%
Renewables46%
Other33%
Carbon intensityLow
118g/kWh
0Day average 118300
Key moments
On Tuesday 17 November 2020, wind supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 20%. Demand peaked at 43.3 GW at 17:05. Carbon intensity averaged 118 g/kWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.7 GW at 17:15. Solar generation peaked at 1.6 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (82 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (151 g/kWh). Wind made 48% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 27% across 2020.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 0.250.7%Wind 14.6943.2%Gas 6.9620.5%Hydro 0.601.8%Biomass 2.266.6%Nuclear 5.7416.9%Coal 0.341.0%
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Demand 25.7Generation 25.2Transfers 0.5
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Demand 33.5avgGeneration 30.9avgTransfers 2.6avg
Peak demand43.3GW · 17:05
Low 23.3 · 03:50Avg 33.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 30.9Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports62GWh
In71
Out9
Zero-carbon share69%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 48%Solar 1%
Transfers · Tue 17 Nov
Interconnectors and storage
On Tuesday 17 November 2020, Great Britain imported 71 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (29 GWh), and the most exports went to France (7 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.60GWImporting
-2
0
2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 15.6 GWhOut 1.3 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
0
2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage0.89GWImporting
-2
0
2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 28.8 GWhOut 7.4 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.46GWImporting
-2
0
2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 11.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.63GWImporting
-2
0
2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 15.7 GWhOut 0.5 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
0
2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.02GWGenerating
-2
0
2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
Generated 4.9 GWhPumped 4.4 GWh
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