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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 4 October 2020

On Sunday 4 October, demand averaged 29.3 GW. Renewables supplied 32%.

29.3GW AVERAGEWind8.60 GW29%Hydro0.51 GW2%Biomass1.51 GW5%Solar0.51 GW2%Gas8.94 GW30%Imports3.72 GW12%Nuclear6.09 GW20%29.3GW AVERAGE29%30%12%20%
Price
£36.92/MWh
Day average £36.92
Demand29.3GW
Generation 26.2Transfers 3.2
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables32%
Other38%
Carbon intensityLow
142g/kWh
0Day average 142300
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Key moments

On Sunday 4 October 2020, gas supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 29%. Demand peaked at 36.2 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 142 g/kWh and the price £36.92/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.8 GW at 00:30. Solar generation peaked at 2.1 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (78 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (197 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£4.59/MWh at 04:00 to £67.85/MWh at 17:30. The price was below zero for 3 hours. Gas made 34% 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 0.511.7%Wind 8.6028.8%Gas 8.9429.9%Hydro 0.511.7%Biomass 1.515.1%Nuclear 6.0920.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.3avgGeneration 26.2avgTransfers 3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.2GW · 17:20
Low 21.1 · 04:35Avg 29.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 26.2Transfers 3.2 GW
Net imports80GWh
In
84 Out
4
Zero-carbon share60%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 2%Wind 33%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sun 4 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 4 October 2020, Great Britain imported 84 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 4 Oct
Imported
84GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
80GWh
Average net flow
3.34GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.84GWImporting

In 20.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.42GWImporting

In 34.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.63GWImporting

In 15.3 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.44GWImporting

In 14.3 GWhOut 3.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 5.4 GWhPumped 9.2 GWh

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