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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 2 October 2020

On Friday 2 October, demand averaged 31.7 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

31.7GW AVERAGEWind9.38 GW29%Hydro0.32 GW1%Biomass1.90 GW6%Solar0.44 GW1%Gas11.37 GW35%Imports3.03 GW9%Nuclear5.77 GW18%31.7GW AVERAGE29%35%9%18%
Price
£37.54/MWh
Day average £37.54
Demand31.7GW
Generation 29.2Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables31%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
164g/kWh
0Day average 164300
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Key moments

On Friday 2 October 2020, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 29%. Demand peaked at 38.6 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 164 g/kWh and the price £37.54/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.9 GW at 11:40. Solar generation peaked at 1.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (104 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (193 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £12.54/MWh at 04:30 to £51.20/MWh at 23:00. 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 0.441.4%Wind 9.3829.1%Gas 11.3735.3%Hydro 0.321.0%Biomass 1.905.9%Nuclear 5.7717.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.7avgGeneration 29.2avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.6GW · 12:05
Low 21.4 · 04:25Avg 31.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 29.2Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports61GWh
In
69 Out
7
Zero-carbon share55%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 32%Solar 2%

Transfers · Fri 2 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 2 October 2020, Great Britain imported 69 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (36 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 2 Oct
Imported
69GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
61GWh
Average net flow
2.56GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.36GWImporting

In 9.9 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.52GWImporting

In 36.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.15GWExporting

In 2.6 GWhOut 6.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.83GWImporting

In 19.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 3.9 GWhPumped 4.3 GWh

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