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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 25 November 2020

On Wednesday 25 November, demand averaged 34.7 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

34.7GW AVERAGEWind5.28 GW15%Hydro0.97 GW3%Biomass3.00 GW8%Solar0.29 GW1%Gas16.34 GW46%Coal1.00 GW3%Imports2.77 GW8%Nuclear5.85 GW16%34.7GW AVERAGE15%8%46%8%16%
Price
£46.17/MWh
Day average £46.17
Demand34.7GW
Generation 32.7Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables18%
Other33%
Carbon intensityHigh
228g/kWh
0Day average 228300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 25 November 2020, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 44.0 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 228 g/kWh and the price £46.17/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.9 GW at 00:25. Solar generation peaked at 1.6 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (118 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (276 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £25.91/MWh at 06:30 to £75.56/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 50% 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 0.290.8%Wind 5.2814.9%Gas 16.3446.0%Hydro 0.972.7%Biomass 3.008.5%Nuclear 5.8516.5%Coal 1.002.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.7avgGeneration 32.7avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.0GW · 17:20
Low 23.7 · 04:25Avg 34.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 32.7Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports50GWh
In
63 Out
13
Zero-carbon share38%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 3%Wind 16%Solar 1%

Transfers · Wed 25 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 25 November 2020, Great Britain imported 63 GWh and exported 13 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 25 Nov
Imported
63GWh
Exported
13GWh
Net in
50GWh
Average net flow
2.06GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.67GWImporting

In 16.3 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.42GWImporting

In 34.9 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.44GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 10.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.41GWImporting

In 11.2 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 3.9 GWhPumped 5.6 GWh

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