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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 21 November 2020

On Saturday 21 November, demand averaged 30.9 GW. Renewables supplied 46%.

30.9GW AVERAGEWind13.84 GW43%Hydro0.59 GW2%Biomass1.86 GW6%Solar0.28 GW1%Gas6.81 GW21%Imports2.63 GW8%Nuclear5.82 GW18%30.9GW AVERAGE43%21%8%18%
Price
£-24.65/MWh
Day average £-24.65
Demand30.9GW
Generation 29.2Transfers 1.7
Fossil fuels21%
Renewables46%
Other32%
Carbon intensityLow
111g/kWh
0Day average 111300
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Key moments

On Saturday 21 November 2020, wind supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 21%. Demand peaked at 39.6 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 111 g/kWh and the price £-24.65/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.6 GW at 12:20. Solar generation peaked at 1.5 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 07:30 (92 g/kWh) and highest at 16:00 (143 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£24.65/MWh at 00:00 to −£24.65/MWh at 00:00. The price was below zero for 1.5 hours. 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 0.280.9%Wind 13.8443.5%Gas 6.8121.4%Hydro 0.591.9%Biomass 1.865.8%Nuclear 5.8218.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.9avgGeneration 29.2avgTransfers 1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.6GW · 17:30
Low 22.8 · 04:35Avg 30.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 29.2Transfers 1.7 GW
Net imports42GWh
In
58 Out
16
Zero-carbon share70%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 2%Wind 47%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sat 21 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 21 November 2020, Great Britain imported 58 GWh and exported 16 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (23 GWh), and the most exports went to France (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 21 Nov
Imported
58GWh
Exported
16GWh
Net in
42GWh
Average net flow
1.76GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.61GWImporting

In 15.0 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.51GWImporting

In 23.2 GWhOut 11.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.23GWImporting

In 6.9 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.42GWImporting

In 13.0 GWhOut 2.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 5.1 GWhPumped 7.2 GWh

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