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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 27 November 2020

On Friday 27 November, demand averaged 35.3 GW. Renewables supplied 8%.

35.3GW AVERAGEWind1.63 GW5%Hydro0.79 GW2%Biomass2.95 GW8%Solar0.44 GW1%Gas19.89 GW55%Coal1.61 GW4%Imports3.00 GW8%Nuclear5.76 GW16%35.3GW AVERAGE8%55%8%16%
Price
£57.89/MWh
Day average £57.89
Demand35.3GW
Generation 33.1Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels55%
Renewables8%
Other32%
Carbon intensityHigh
282g/kWh
0Day average 282300
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Key moments

On Friday 27 November 2020, gas supplied 55% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 43.5 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 282 g/kWh and the price £57.89/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.3 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 2.5 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (193 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (329 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £30.75/MWh at 04:30 to £107.55/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 60% 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 0.441.2%Wind 1.634.5%Gas 19.8955.1%Hydro 0.792.2%Biomass 2.958.2%Nuclear 5.7616.0%Coal 1.614.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.3avgGeneration 33.1avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.5GW · 17:30
Low 25.1 · 04:20Avg 35.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 33.1Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports54GWh
In
64 Out
10
Zero-carbon share26%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 5%Solar 1%

Transfers · Fri 27 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 27 November 2020, Great Britain imported 64 GWh and exported 10 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (36 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 27 Nov
Imported
64GWh
Exported
10GWh
Net in
54GWh
Average net flow
2.25GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.52GWImporting

In 15.3 GWhOut 2.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.51GWImporting

In 36.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.15GWExporting

In 1.6 GWhOut 5.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.37GWImporting

In 10.4 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 8.3 GWhPumped 8.9 GWh

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