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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 14 October 2020

On Wednesday 14 October, demand averaged 33.0 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

33.0GW AVERAGEWind8.75 GW26%Hydro0.35 GW1%Biomass2.16 GW6%Solar1.08 GW3%Gas13.50 GW40%Coal0.06 GW0%Imports2.21 GW7%Nuclear5.79 GW17%33.0GW AVERAGE26%40%17%
Price
£45.78/MWh
Day average £45.78
Demand33.0GW
Generation 31.7Transfers 1.3
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables30%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
179g/kWh
0Day average 179300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 14 October 2020, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 26%. Demand peaked at 40.6 GW at 18:35. Carbon intensity averaged 179 g/kWh and the price £45.78/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.8 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.5 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (100 g/kWh) and highest at 16:00 (225 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £22.30/MWh at 23:00 to £78.26/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 43% 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 1.083.2%Wind 8.7525.8%Gas 13.5039.8%Hydro 0.351.0%Biomass 2.166.4%Nuclear 5.7917.1%Coal 0.060.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.0avgGeneration 31.7avgTransfers 1.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.6GW · 18:35
Low 23.5 · 04:30Avg 33.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 31.7Transfers 1.3 GW
Net imports33GWh
In
48 Out
15
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 28%Solar 3%

Transfers · Wed 14 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 14 October 2020, Great Britain imported 48 GWh and exported 15 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (18 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 14 Oct
Imported
48GWh
Exported
15GWh
Net in
33GWh
Average net flow
1.37GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.39GWImporting

In 10.3 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.70GWImporting

In 16.9 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.47GWExporting

In 2.7 GWhOut 14.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.76GWImporting

In 18.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 5.0 GWhPumped 6.5 GWh

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