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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 19 November 2020

On Thursday 19 November, demand averaged 34.4 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

34.4GW AVERAGEWind10.19 GW29%Hydro0.84 GW2%Biomass2.45 GW7%Solar0.66 GW2%Gas11.94 GW34%Coal0.13 GW0%Imports3.38 GW10%Nuclear5.85 GW17%34.4GW AVERAGE29%34%10%17%
Price
—/MWh
Demand34.4GW
Generation 32.1Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables33%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
163g/kWh
0Day average 163300
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Key moments

On Thursday 19 November 2020, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 29%. Demand peaked at 43.8 GW at 17:15. Carbon intensity averaged 163 g/kWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.0 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 3.4 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (92 g/kWh) and highest at 16:00 (232 g/kWh). Gas made 37% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 38% across 2020.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.661.9%Wind 10.1928.8%Gas 11.9433.7%Hydro 0.842.4%Biomass 2.456.9%Nuclear 5.8516.5%Coal 0.130.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.4avgGeneration 32.1avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.8GW · 17:15
Low 23.6 · 04:05Avg 34.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 32.1Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports54GWh
In
72 Out
19
Zero-carbon share55%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 3%Wind 32%Solar 2%

Transfers · Thu 19 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 19 November 2020, Great Britain imported 72 GWh and exported 19 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 19 Nov
Imported
72GWh
Exported
19GWh
Net in
54GWh
Average net flow
2.24GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.8 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.20GWImporting

In 34.4 GWhOut 5.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.19GWExporting

In 5.7 GWhOut 10.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.40GWImporting

In 12.4 GWhOut 2.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWGenerating

Generated 8.9 GWhPumped 6.1 GWh

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