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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 5 October 2020

On Monday 5 October, demand averaged 32.0 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

32.0GW AVERAGEWind6.66 GW21%Hydro0.58 GW2%Biomass2.05 GW6%Solar0.81 GW2%Gas13.19 GW41%Imports3.17 GW10%Nuclear5.99 GW18%32.0GW AVERAGE21%41%10%18%
Price
£43.31/MWh
Day average £43.31
Demand32.0GW
Generation 29.3Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables25%
Other35%
Carbon intensityModerate
182g/kWh
0Day average 182300
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Key moments

On Monday 5 October 2020, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 21%. Demand peaked at 39.9 GW at 19:00. Carbon intensity averaged 182 g/kWh and the price £43.31/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.2 GW at 18:55. Solar generation peaked at 3.8 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (108 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (229 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £28.92/MWh at 23:30 to £52.27/MWh at 08:30. Gas made 45% 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 0.812.5%Wind 6.6620.5%Gas 13.1940.7%Hydro 0.581.8%Biomass 2.056.3%Nuclear 5.9918.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.0avgGeneration 29.3avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.9GW · 19:00
Low 21.6 · 03:55Avg 32.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 29.3Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports64GWh
In
73 Out
9
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 2%Wind 23%Solar 3%

Transfers · Mon 5 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 5 October 2020, Great Britain imported 73 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (25 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 5 Oct
Imported
73GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
64GWh
Average net flow
2.66GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.83GWImporting

In 20.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.05GWImporting

In 25.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.11GWExporting

In 6.4 GWhOut 8.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWGenerating

Generated 3.5 GWhPumped 3.1 GWh

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