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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 26 November 2020

On Thursday 26 November, demand averaged 35.0 GW. Renewables supplied 7%.

35.0GW AVERAGEWind1.23 GW3%Hydro0.89 GW2%Biomass3.01 GW8%Solar0.59 GW2%Gas20.21 GW56%Coal1.42 GW4%Imports2.87 GW8%Nuclear5.91 GW16%35.0GW AVERAGE8%56%8%16%
Price
£29.85/MWh
Day average £29.85
Demand35.0GW
Generation 33.3Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels56%
Renewables7%
Other33%
Carbon intensityHigh
279g/kWh
0Day average 279300
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Key moments

On Thursday 26 November 2020, gas supplied 56% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 43.4 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 279 g/kWh and the price £29.85/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 1.9 GW at 20:10. Solar generation peaked at 3.3 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (229 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (320 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £29.85/MWh at 00:00 to £29.85/MWh at 00:00. Gas made 61% 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 0.591.6%Wind 1.233.4%Gas 20.2155.9%Hydro 0.892.5%Biomass 3.018.3%Nuclear 5.9116.4%Coal 1.423.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.0avgGeneration 33.3avgTransfers 1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.4GW · 17:30
Low 24.6 · 04:00Avg 35.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 33.3Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports39GWh
In
58 Out
19
Zero-carbon share26%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 3%Wind 4%Solar 2%

Transfers · Thu 26 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 26 November 2020, Great Britain imported 58 GWh and exported 19 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 26 Nov
Imported
58GWh
Exported
19GWh
Net in
39GWh
Average net flow
1.62GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.42GWImporting

In 12.3 GWhOut 2.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.39GWImporting

In 35.4 GWhOut 2.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.41GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 9.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.22GWImporting

In 10.0 GWhOut 4.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWGenerating

Generated 11.1 GWhPumped 6.9 GWh

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