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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 22 November 2020

On Sunday 22 November, demand averaged 30.9 GW. Renewables supplied 35%.

30.9GW AVERAGEWind9.67 GW31%Hydro0.82 GW3%Biomass2.10 GW7%Solar0.68 GW2%Gas9.23 GW29%Coal0.44 GW1%Imports2.91 GW9%Nuclear5.82 GW18%30.9GW AVERAGE31%29%9%18%
Price
£35.15/MWh
Day average £35.15
Demand30.9GW
Generation 28.8Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels29%
Renewables35%
Other34%
Carbon intensityLow
152g/kWh
0Day average 152300
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Key moments

On Sunday 22 November 2020, wind supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 29%. Demand peaked at 42.0 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 152 g/kWh and the price £35.15/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.5 GW at 00:20. Solar generation peaked at 3.7 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (89 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (228 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £21.12/MWh at 03:30 to £58.23/MWh at 17:00. Wind made 34% 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 0.682.1%Wind 9.6730.5%Gas 9.2329.1%Hydro 0.822.6%Biomass 2.106.6%Nuclear 5.8218.4%Coal 0.441.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.9avgGeneration 28.8avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.0GW · 17:20
Low 21.7 · 04:50Avg 30.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 28.8Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports55GWh
In
65 Out
10
Zero-carbon share59%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 3%Wind 34%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sun 22 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 22 November 2020, Great Britain imported 65 GWh and exported 10 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (32 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 22 Nov
Imported
65GWh
Exported
10GWh
Net in
55GWh
Average net flow
2.31GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.68GWImporting

In 16.4 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.32GWImporting

In 32.2 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.28GWExporting

In 0.4 GWhOut 7.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.59GWImporting

In 16.0 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.20GWPumping

Generated 4.7 GWhPumped 9.6 GWh

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