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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 11 October 2020

On Sunday 11 October, demand averaged 29.2 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

29.2GW AVERAGEWind7.33 GW24%Hydro0.45 GW1%Biomass2.12 GW7%Solar1.36 GW5%Gas10.22 GW34%Imports2.59 GW9%Nuclear6.13 GW20%29.2GW AVERAGE24%7%34%9%20%
Price
£38.74/MWh
Day average £38.74
Demand29.2GW
Generation 27.6Transfers 1.6
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables30%
Other36%
Carbon intensityLow
154g/kWh
0Day average 154300
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Key moments

On Sunday 11 October 2020, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 36.5 GW at 18:55. Carbon intensity averaged 154 g/kWh and the price £38.74/MWh. Data for this day starts at 00:05. Wind generation peaked at 10.4 GW at 04:30. Solar generation peaked at 5.1 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 05:30 (87 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (229 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £15.74/MWh at 05:00 to £59.57/MWh at 19:00. 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 1.364.5%Wind 7.3324.3%Gas 10.2233.9%Hydro 0.451.5%Biomass 2.127.0%Nuclear 6.1320.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.2avgGeneration 27.6avgTransfers 1.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.5GW · 18:55
Low 21.2 · 04:50Avg 29.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 27.6Transfers 1.6 GW
Net imports41GWh
In
58 Out
17
Zero-carbon share55%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 2%Wind 27%Solar 5%

Transfers · Sun 11 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 11 October 2020, Great Britain imported 58 GWh and exported 17 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Belgium (20 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 11 Oct
Imported
58GWh
Exported
17GWh
Net in
41GWh
Average net flow
1.73GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.84GWImporting

In 20.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.71GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 17.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 3.4 GWhPumped 5.8 GWh

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