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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 20 November 2020

On Friday 20 November, demand averaged 34.8 GW. Renewables supplied 32%.

34.8GW AVERAGEWind10.36 GW29%Hydro0.79 GW2%Biomass2.76 GW8%Solar0.18 GW1%Gas11.57 GW33%Coal0.38 GW1%Imports3.29 GW9%Nuclear5.85 GW17%34.8GW AVERAGE29%8%33%9%17%
Price
£41.55/MWh
Day average £41.55
Demand34.8GW
Generation 31.9Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables32%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
173g/kWh
0Day average 173300
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Key moments

On Friday 20 November 2020, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 29%. Demand peaked at 43.5 GW at 17:00. Carbon intensity averaged 173 g/kWh and the price £41.55/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.1 GW at 18:40. Solar generation peaked at 1.1 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (107 g/kWh) and highest at 09:00 (212 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£24.65/MWh at 23:30 to £58.69/MWh at 07:30. The price was below zero for 0.5 hours. Gas made 36% 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 0.180.5%Wind 10.3629.4%Gas 11.5732.9%Hydro 0.792.2%Biomass 2.767.8%Nuclear 5.8516.6%Coal 0.381.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.8avgGeneration 31.9avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.5GW · 17:00
Low 25.0 · 04:15Avg 34.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 31.9Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports72GWh
In
75 Out
3
Zero-carbon share54%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 32%Solar 1%

Transfers · Fri 20 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 20 November 2020, Great Britain imported 75 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (31 GWh), and the most exports went to France (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 20 Nov
Imported
75GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
72GWh
Average net flow
2.99GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.57GWImporting

In 14.5 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.19GWImporting

In 30.6 GWhOut 2.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.63GWImporting

In 15.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.59GWImporting

In 14.5 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 4.1 GWhPumped 6.1 GWh

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