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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 7 October 2020

On Wednesday 7 October, demand averaged 32.3 GW. Renewables supplied 40%.

32.3GW AVERAGEWind11.48 GW34%Hydro0.42 GW1%Biomass1.63 GW5%Solar1.39 GW4%Gas10.50 GW31%Imports2.31 GW7%Nuclear5.80 GW17%32.3GW AVERAGE34%31%17%
Price
£40.25/MWh
Day average £40.25
Demand32.3GW
Generation 31.2Transfers 1.1
Fossil fuels31%
Renewables40%
Other29%
Carbon intensityLow
144g/kWh
0Day average 144300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 7 October 2020, wind supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 31%. Demand peaked at 39.7 GW at 18:55. Carbon intensity averaged 144 g/kWh and the price £40.25/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.8 GW at 09:50. Solar generation peaked at 5.6 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:00 (66 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (239 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £15.49/MWh at 02:30 to £62.32/MWh at 19:00. Wind made 37% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 27% across 2020.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.394.1%Wind 11.4834.2%Gas 10.5031.3%Hydro 0.421.2%Biomass 1.634.8%Nuclear 5.8017.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.3avgGeneration 31.2avgTransfers 1.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.7GW · 18:55
Low 22.1 · 04:20Avg 32.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 31.2Transfers 1.1 GW
Net imports31GWh
In
51 Out
20
Zero-carbon share61%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 37%Solar 4%

Transfers · Wed 7 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 7 October 2020, Great Britain imported 51 GWh and exported 20 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (19 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 7 Oct
Imported
51GWh
Exported
20GWh
Net in
31GWh
Average net flow
1.29GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.63GWImporting

In 16.4 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.73GWImporting

In 18.9 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.70GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 16.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.63GWImporting

In 15.7 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWPumping

Generated 4.3 GWhPumped 9.0 GWh

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