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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 23 November 2020

On Monday 23 November, demand averaged 35.0 GW. Renewables supplied 32%.

35.0GW AVERAGEWind10.24 GW29%Hydro0.71 GW2%Biomass2.90 GW8%Solar0.56 GW2%Gas12.06 GW34%Coal0.62 GW2%Imports2.70 GW8%Nuclear5.74 GW16%35.0GW AVERAGE29%8%34%8%16%
Price
£38.08/MWh
Day average £38.08
Demand35.0GW
Generation 32.8Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables32%
Other32%
Carbon intensityModerate
180g/kWh
0Day average 180300
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Key moments

On Monday 23 November 2020, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 29%. Demand peaked at 45.7 GW at 17:00. Carbon intensity averaged 180 g/kWh and the price £38.08/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.1 GW at 20:20. Solar generation peaked at 3.0 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 22:30 (121 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (237 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £17.92/MWh at 23:00 to £54.38/MWh at 18:00. 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 0.561.6%Wind 10.2428.8%Gas 12.0634.0%Hydro 0.712.0%Biomass 2.908.2%Nuclear 5.7416.2%Coal 0.621.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.0avgGeneration 32.8avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.7GW · 17:00
Low 23.7 · 03:55Avg 35.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 32.8Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports55GWh
In
62 Out
7
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 31%Solar 2%

Transfers · Mon 23 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 23 November 2020, Great Britain imported 62 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (17 GWh), and the most exports went to France (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 23 Nov
Imported
62GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
55GWh
Average net flow
2.28GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.61GWImporting

In 14.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.43GWImporting

In 17.3 GWhOut 6.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.60GWImporting

In 14.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.64GWImporting

In 15.6 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 2.9 GWhPumped 4.1 GWh

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