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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 10 October 2020

On Saturday 10 October, demand averaged 29.8 GW. Renewables supplied 43%.

29.8GW AVERAGEWind11.77 GW39%Hydro0.42 GW1%Biomass1.19 GW4%Solar0.91 GW3%Gas7.39 GW24%Imports2.55 GW8%Nuclear5.97 GW20%29.8GW AVERAGE39%24%8%20%
Price
£43.63/MWh
Day average £43.63
Demand29.8GW
Generation 27.7Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels24%
Renewables43%
Other32%
Carbon intensityLow
117g/kWh
0Day average 117300
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Key moments

On Saturday 10 October 2020, wind supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 24%. Demand peaked at 36.6 GW at 18:55. Carbon intensity averaged 117 g/kWh and the price £43.63/MWh. Data for this day starts at 00:05. Wind generation peaked at 13.3 GW at 14:15. Solar generation peaked at 3.5 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (78 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (173 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £13.24/MWh at 06:00 to £64.41/MWh at 19:00. Wind made 43% 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 0.913.0%Wind 11.7739.0%Gas 7.3924.5%Hydro 0.421.4%Biomass 1.193.9%Nuclear 5.9719.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.8avgGeneration 27.7avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.6GW · 18:55
Low 22.2 · 04:45Avg 29.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 27.7Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports55GWh
In
57 Out
2
Zero-carbon share69%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 2%Wind 43%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sat 10 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 10 October 2020, Great Britain imported 57 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (17 GWh), and the most exports went to France (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 10 Oct
Imported
57GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
55GWh
Average net flow
2.30GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.70GWImporting

In 17.0 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.67GWImporting

In 17.2 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.29GWImporting

In 7.6 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.63GWImporting

In 15.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWPumping

Generated 4.2 GWhPumped 7.2 GWh

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