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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 18 November 2020

On Wednesday 18 November, demand averaged 33.5 GW. Renewables supplied 47%.

33.5GW AVERAGEWind15.10 GW44%Hydro0.59 GW2%Biomass2.50 GW7%Solar0.29 GW1%Gas6.52 GW19%Coal0.16 GW0%Imports3.10 GW9%Nuclear5.85 GW17%33.5GW AVERAGE44%7%19%9%17%
Price
—/MWh
Demand33.5GW
Generation 31.0Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels19%
Renewables47%
Other34%
Carbon intensityLow
109g/kWh
0Day average 109300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 18 November 2020, wind supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 19%. Demand peaked at 43.5 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 109 g/kWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.9 GW at 17:25. Solar generation peaked at 1.6 GW at 09:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (73 g/kWh) and highest at 16:00 (141 g/kWh). 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 0.290.9%Wind 15.1044.3%Gas 6.5219.1%Hydro 0.591.7%Biomass 2.507.3%Nuclear 5.8517.1%Coal 0.160.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.5avgGeneration 31.0avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.5GW · 17:20
Low 23.2 · 04:00Avg 33.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 31.0Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports59GWh
In
69 Out
11
Zero-carbon share70%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 49%Solar 1%

Transfers · Wed 18 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 18 November 2020, Great Britain imported 69 GWh and exported 11 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (30 GWh), and the most exports went to France (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 18 Nov
Imported
69GWh
Exported
11GWh
Net in
59GWh
Average net flow
2.45GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.48GWImporting

In 13.6 GWhOut 2.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.98GWImporting

In 29.8 GWhOut 6.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.58GWImporting

In 13.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.41GWImporting

In 12.2 GWhOut 2.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWGenerating

Generated 4.9 GWhPumped 4.2 GWh

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