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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 9 October 2020

On Friday 9 October, demand averaged 32.0 GW. Renewables supplied 36%.

32.0GW AVERAGEWind10.14 GW31%Hydro0.41 GW1%Biomass1.78 GW6%Solar1.04 GW3%Gas10.36 GW32%Imports2.70 GW8%Nuclear5.88 GW18%32.0GW AVERAGE31%32%8%18%
Price
£41.05/MWh
Day average £41.05
Demand32.0GW
Generation 29.6Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables36%
Other32%
Carbon intensityModerate
153g/kWh
0Day average 153300
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Key moments

On Friday 9 October 2020, gas supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 31%. Demand peaked at 38.9 GW at 18:50. Carbon intensity averaged 153 g/kWh and the price £41.05/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.6 GW at 11:35. Solar generation peaked at 3.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (84 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (201 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £26.04/MWh at 03:30 to £56.50/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 35% 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 1.043.2%Wind 10.1431.4%Gas 10.3632.1%Hydro 0.411.3%Biomass 1.785.5%Nuclear 5.8818.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.0avgGeneration 29.6avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.9GW · 18:50
Low 22.3 · 04:30Avg 32.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 29.6Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports61GWh
In
63 Out
1
Zero-carbon share59%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 34%Solar 4%

Transfers · Fri 9 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 9 October 2020, Great Britain imported 63 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 9 Oct
Imported
63GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
61GWh
Average net flow
2.56GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.61GWImporting

In 15.2 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.1 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.34GWImporting

In 8.3 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.73GWImporting

In 18.2 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 2.0 GWhPumped 5.3 GWh

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