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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 1 October 2020

On Thursday 1 October, demand averaged 31.4 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

31.4GW AVERAGEWind3.52 GW11%Hydro0.30 GW1%Biomass1.76 GW5%Solar1.37 GW4%Gas15.90 GW49%Coal1.21 GW4%Imports2.85 GW9%Nuclear5.77 GW18%31.4GW AVERAGE11%49%9%18%
Price
£41.13/MWh
Day average £41.13
Demand31.4GW
Generation 29.8Transfers 1.6
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables16%
Other32%
Carbon intensityHigh
243g/kWh
0Day average 243300
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Key moments

On Thursday 1 October 2020, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 37.7 GW at 19:00. Carbon intensity averaged 243 g/kWh and the price £41.13/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.0 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (159 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (308 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £15.66/MWh at 01:00 to £66.97/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 53% 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 1.374.2%Wind 3.5210.8%Gas 15.9048.6%Hydro 0.300.9%Biomass 1.765.4%Nuclear 5.7717.7%Coal 1.213.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.4avgGeneration 29.8avgTransfers 1.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.7GW · 19:00
Low 22.0 · 03:45Avg 31.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 29.8Transfers 1.6 GW
Net imports40GWh
In
64 Out
23
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 12%Solar 5%

Transfers · Thu 1 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 1 October 2020, Great Britain imported 64 GWh and exported 23 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (37 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 1 Oct
Imported
64GWh
Exported
23GWh
Net in
40GWh
Average net flow
1.68GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.44GWImporting

In 11.2 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.47GWImporting

In 36.8 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.88GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 21.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.66GWImporting

In 15.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 4.6 GWhPumped 7.1 GWh

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