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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 28 November 2020

On Saturday 28 November, demand averaged 32.3 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

32.3GW AVERAGEWind3.15 GW10%Hydro0.68 GW2%Biomass2.57 GW8%Solar0.17 GW1%Gas16.21 GW50%Coal0.22 GW1%Imports3.93 GW12%Nuclear5.81 GW18%32.3GW AVERAGE10%8%50%12%18%
Price
£45.56/MWh
Day average £45.56
Demand32.3GW
Generation 28.8Transfers 3.5
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables12%
Other38%
Carbon intensityHigh
227g/kWh
0Day average 227300
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Key moments

On Saturday 28 November 2020, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 40.5 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 227 g/kWh and the price £45.56/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.8 GW at 00:55. Solar generation peaked at 1.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (185 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (260 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £45.56/MWh at 00:00 to £45.56/MWh at 00:00. Gas made 56% 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 0.170.5%Wind 3.159.6%Gas 16.2149.5%Hydro 0.682.1%Biomass 2.577.8%Nuclear 5.8117.8%Coal 0.220.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.3avgGeneration 28.8avgTransfers 3.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.5GW · 17:20
Low 24.0 · 04:20Avg 32.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 28.8Transfers 3.5 GW
Net imports87GWh
In
91 Out
4
Zero-carbon share34%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 2%Wind 11%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sat 28 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 28 November 2020, Great Britain imported 91 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 28 Nov
Imported
91GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
87GWh
Average net flow
3.63GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.88GWImporting

In 45.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.03GWImporting

In 4.6 GWhOut 3.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.83GWImporting

In 19.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWPumping

Generated 3.3 GWhPumped 7.3 GWh

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