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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 6 October 2020

On Tuesday 6 October, demand averaged 32.1 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

32.1GW AVERAGEWind8.59 GW27%Hydro0.47 GW1%Biomass2.24 GW7%Solar1.12 GW3%Gas10.70 GW33%Coal0.24 GW1%Imports3.16 GW10%Nuclear5.83 GW18%32.1GW AVERAGE27%33%10%18%
Price
£41.77/MWh
Day average £41.77
Demand32.1GW
Generation 29.2Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables31%
Other35%
Carbon intensityModerate
158g/kWh
0Day average 158300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 6 October 2020, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 27%. Demand peaked at 39.4 GW at 18:55. Carbon intensity averaged 158 g/kWh and the price £41.77/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.5 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (72 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (209 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £20.03/MWh at 01:00 to £56.53/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 37% 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 1.123.4%Wind 8.5926.6%Gas 10.7033.1%Hydro 0.471.5%Biomass 2.246.9%Nuclear 5.8318.0%Coal 0.240.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.1avgGeneration 29.2avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.4GW · 18:55
Low 22.3 · 03:55Avg 32.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 29.2Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports72GWh
In
72 Out
0
Zero-carbon share55%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 2%Wind 29%Solar 4%

Transfers · Tue 6 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 6 October 2020, Great Britain imported 72 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 6 Oct
Imported
72GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
72GWh
Average net flow
3.00GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.91GWImporting

In 21.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.29GWImporting

In 7.3 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 3.6 GWhPumped 4.6 GWh

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