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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 29 November 2020

On Sunday 29 November, demand averaged 31.9 GW. Renewables supplied 9%.

31.9GW AVERAGEWind2.05 GW6%Hydro0.64 GW2%Biomass2.81 GW9%Solar0.18 GW1%Gas16.29 GW50%Coal0.75 GW2%Imports4.10 GW12%Nuclear6.03 GW18%31.9GW AVERAGE9%50%12%18%
Price
—/MWh
Demand31.9GW
Generation 28.8Transfers 3.2
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables9%
Other39%
Carbon intensityHigh
237g/kWh
0Day average 237300
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Key moments

On Sunday 29 November 2020, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 42.6 GW at 17:00. Carbon intensity averaged 237 g/kWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.4 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 1.1 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (151 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (288 g/kWh). Gas made 57% 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 0.180.5%Wind 2.056.2%Gas 16.2949.6%Hydro 0.642.0%Biomass 2.818.6%Nuclear 6.0318.4%Coal 0.752.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.9avgGeneration 28.8avgTransfers 3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.6GW · 17:00
Low 23.1 · 04:50Avg 31.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 28.8Transfers 3.2 GW
Net imports75GWh
In
93 Out
17
Zero-carbon share31%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 2%Wind 7%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 29 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 29 November 2020, Great Britain imported 93 GWh and exported 17 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 29 Nov
Imported
93GWh
Exported
17GWh
Net in
75GWh
Average net flow
3.14GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.96GWImporting

In 23.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.98GWImporting

In 47.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.72GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 17.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWGenerating

Generated 5.7 GWhPumped 5.1 GWh

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