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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 3 October 2020

On Saturday 3 October, demand averaged 29.4 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

29.4GW AVERAGEWind8.42 GW28%Hydro0.44 GW1%Biomass1.80 GW6%Solar0.17 GW1%Gas9.49 GW32%Imports3.50 GW12%Nuclear6.05 GW20%29.4GW AVERAGE28%32%12%20%
Price
£47.92/MWh
Day average £47.92
Demand29.4GW
Generation 26.4Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables30%
Other38%
Carbon intensityModerate
148g/kWh
0Day average 148300
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Key moments

On Saturday 3 October 2020, gas supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 28%. Demand peaked at 36.3 GW at 18:45. Carbon intensity averaged 148 g/kWh and the price £47.92/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.3 GW at 23:10. Solar generation peaked at 0.9 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (82 g/kWh) and highest at 08:30 (202 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £21.57/MWh at 23:30 to £62.39/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 36% 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 0.170.6%Wind 8.4228.2%Gas 9.4931.8%Hydro 0.441.5%Biomass 1.806.0%Nuclear 6.0520.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.4avgGeneration 26.4avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.3GW · 18:45
Low 21.3 · 04:30Avg 29.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 26.4Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports68GWh
In
76 Out
8
Zero-carbon share57%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 2%Wind 32%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sat 3 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 3 October 2020, Great Britain imported 76 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (41 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 3 Oct
Imported
76GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
68GWh
Average net flow
2.84GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.63GWImporting

In 16.3 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.69GWImporting

In 40.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.23GWExporting

In 1.0 GWhOut 6.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.74GWImporting

In 18.3 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWGenerating

Generated 8.0 GWhPumped 3.8 GWh

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