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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 24 November 2020

On Tuesday 24 November, demand averaged 34.0 GW. Renewables supplied 39%.

34.0GW AVERAGEWind12.39 GW35%Hydro0.80 GW2%Biomass2.46 GW7%Solar0.37 GW1%Gas10.49 GW30%Coal0.59 GW2%Imports2.31 GW7%Nuclear5.71 GW16%34.0GW AVERAGE35%7%30%16%
Price
£18.53/MWh
Day average £18.53
Demand34.0GW
Generation 32.8Transfers 1.2
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables39%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
162g/kWh
0Day average 162300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 24 November 2020, wind supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 30%. Demand peaked at 44.5 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 162 g/kWh and the price £18.53/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.9 GW at 11:20. Solar generation peaked at 2.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (115 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (198 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £18.53/MWh at 00:00 to £18.53/MWh at 00:00. Wind made 38% 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 0.371.0%Wind 12.3935.3%Gas 10.4929.9%Hydro 0.802.3%Biomass 2.467.0%Nuclear 5.7116.3%Coal 0.591.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.0avgGeneration 32.8avgTransfers 1.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.5GW · 17:20
Low 23.6 · 04:10Avg 34.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 32.8Transfers 1.2 GW
Net imports31GWh
In
52 Out
21
Zero-carbon share59%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 38%Solar 1%

Transfers · Tue 24 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 24 November 2020, Great Britain imported 52 GWh and exported 21 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Belgium (18 GWh), and the most exports went to France (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 24 Nov
Imported
52GWh
Exported
21GWh
Net in
31GWh
Average net flow
1.28GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.74GWImporting

In 17.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.12GWImporting

In 16.3 GWhOut 13.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.09GWExporting

In 5.4 GWhOut 7.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.50GWImporting

In 12.1 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWPumping

Generated 3.7 GWhPumped 6.8 GWh

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