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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 12 October 2020

On Monday 12 October, demand averaged 33.2 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

33.2GW AVERAGEWind6.56 GW20%Hydro0.42 GW1%Biomass2.31 GW7%Solar0.43 GW1%Gas14.88 GW44%Coal0.30 GW1%Imports2.36 GW7%Nuclear6.18 GW18%33.2GW AVERAGE20%44%7%18%
Price
£44.94/MWh
Day average £44.94
Demand33.2GW
Generation 31.1Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables22%
Other32%
Carbon intensityModerate
206g/kWh
0Day average 206300
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Key moments

On Monday 12 October 2020, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 41.8 GW at 18:35. Carbon intensity averaged 206 g/kWh and the price £44.94/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.3 GW at 19:35. Solar generation peaked at 1.9 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (118 g/kWh) and highest at 09:00 (251 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £24.24/MWh at 23:00 to £69.29/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 48% 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 0.431.3%Wind 6.5619.6%Gas 14.8844.5%Hydro 0.421.3%Biomass 2.316.9%Nuclear 6.1818.5%Coal 0.300.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.2avgGeneration 31.1avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.8GW · 18:35
Low 22.2 · 04:10Avg 33.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 31.1Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports49GWh
In
52 Out
3
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 21%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 12 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 12 October 2020, Great Britain imported 52 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (16 GWh), and the most exports went to Belgium (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 12 Oct
Imported
52GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
49GWh
Average net flow
2.03GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.42GWImporting

In 11.7 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.65GWImporting

In 16.1 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.29GWImporting

In 7.8 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.67GWImporting

In 16.1 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWGenerating

Generated 4.9 GWhPumped 1.9 GWh

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