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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 8 October 2020

On Thursday 8 October, demand averaged 32.3 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

32.3GW AVERAGEWind8.01 GW24%Hydro0.43 GW1%Biomass1.79 GW5%Solar0.87 GW3%Gas13.04 GW40%Imports2.80 GW9%Nuclear5.88 GW18%32.3GW AVERAGE24%40%9%18%
Price
£47.22/MWh
Day average £47.22
Demand32.3GW
Generation 30.0Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables28%
Other32%
Carbon intensityModerate
179g/kWh
0Day average 179300
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Key moments

On Thursday 8 October 2020, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 38.7 GW at 11:55. Carbon intensity averaged 179 g/kWh and the price £47.22/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.9 GW at 06:25. Solar generation peaked at 3.7 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (100 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (261 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £15.93/MWh at 04:30 to £89.07/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 43% 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 0.872.7%Wind 8.0124.4%Gas 13.0439.7%Hydro 0.431.3%Biomass 1.795.5%Nuclear 5.8817.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.3avgGeneration 30.0avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.7GW · 11:55
Low 22.4 · 04:30Avg 32.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 30.0Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports51GWh
In
61 Out
10
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 27%Solar 3%

Transfers · Thu 8 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 8 October 2020, Great Britain imported 61 GWh and exported 10 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (21 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 8 Oct
Imported
61GWh
Exported
10GWh
Net in
51GWh
Average net flow
2.14GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.72GWImporting

In 18.1 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.79GWImporting

In 18.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.22GWExporting

In 3.4 GWhOut 8.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.86GWImporting

In 20.7 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWGenerating

Generated 6.2 GWhPumped 3.5 GWh

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