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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 30 November 2020

On Monday 30 November, demand averaged 35.5 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

35.5GW AVERAGEWind10.85 GW29%Hydro0.61 GW2%Biomass2.97 GW8%Solar0.11 GW0%Gas13.65 GW37%Coal0.51 GW1%Imports2.02 GW5%Nuclear6.17 GW17%35.5GW AVERAGE29%8%37%17%
Price
—/MWh
Demand35.5GW
Generation 34.9Transfers 0.7
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables31%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
185g/kWh
0Day average 185300
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Key moments

On Monday 30 November 2020, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 29%. Demand peaked at 45.7 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 185 g/kWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.0 GW at 17:20. Solar generation peaked at 0.6 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (113 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (234 g/kWh). Gas made 39% 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 0.110.3%Wind 10.8529.4%Gas 13.6537.0%Hydro 0.611.6%Biomass 2.978.1%Nuclear 6.1716.7%Coal 0.511.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.5avgGeneration 34.9avgTransfers 0.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.7GW · 17:20
Low 23.5 · 03:55Avg 35.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 34.9Transfers 0.7 GW
Net imports21GWh
In
46 Out
24
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 31%Solar 0%

Transfers · Mon 30 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 30 November 2020, Great Britain imported 46 GWh and exported 24 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (15 GWh), and the most exports went to France (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 30 Nov
Imported
46GWh
Exported
24GWh
Net in
21GWh
Average net flow
0.89GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.31GWImporting

In 10.5 GWhOut 3.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.14GWImporting

In 15.0 GWhOut 11.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.04GWImporting

In 8.0 GWhOut 7.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.40GWImporting

In 12.3 GWhOut 2.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.23GWPumping

Generated 2.9 GWhPumped 8.4 GWh

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