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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 13 October 2020

On Tuesday 13 October, demand averaged 33.5 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

33.5GW AVERAGEWind8.91 GW26%Hydro0.36 GW1%Biomass2.22 GW7%Solar0.84 GW3%Gas12.23 GW36%Coal0.21 GW1%Imports2.83 GW8%Nuclear6.11 GW18%33.5GW AVERAGE26%36%8%18%
Price
£47.05/MWh
Day average £47.05
Demand33.5GW
Generation 30.9Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels36%
Renewables30%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
175g/kWh
0Day average 175300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 13 October 2020, gas supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 26%. Demand peaked at 41.1 GW at 18:30. Carbon intensity averaged 175 g/kWh and the price £47.05/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.4 GW at 20:30. Solar generation peaked at 3.3 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (97 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (228 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £8.77/MWh at 23:30 to £74.55/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 40% 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 0.842.5%Wind 8.9126.4%Gas 12.2336.3%Hydro 0.361.1%Biomass 2.226.6%Nuclear 6.1118.1%Coal 0.210.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.5avgGeneration 30.9avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.1GW · 18:30
Low 23.2 · 04:05Avg 33.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 30.9Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports63GWh
In
64 Out
1
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 29%Solar 3%

Transfers · Tue 13 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 13 October 2020, Great Britain imported 64 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (21 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 13 Oct
Imported
64GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
63GWh
Average net flow
2.61GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.73GWImporting

In 17.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.76GWImporting

In 18.6 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.26GWImporting

In 7.3 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.86GWImporting

In 20.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 3.7 GWhPumped 3.9 GWh

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