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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 15 October 2020

On Thursday 15 October, demand averaged 33.1 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

33.1GW AVERAGEWind5.72 GW17%Hydro0.37 GW1%Biomass1.95 GW6%Solar1.17 GW3%Gas16.61 GW48%Coal0.49 GW1%Imports2.21 GW6%Nuclear5.77 GW17%33.1GW AVERAGE17%48%17%
Price
£43.35/MWh
Day average £43.35
Demand33.1GW
Generation 32.1Transfers 1.1
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables21%
Other29%
Carbon intensityHigh
223g/kWh
0Day average 223300
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Key moments

On Thursday 15 October 2020, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 40.5 GW at 18:35. Carbon intensity averaged 223 g/kWh and the price £43.35/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.1 GW at 00:15. Solar generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (147 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (270 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £26.00/MWh at 00:00 to £77.40/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 52% 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 1.173.4%Wind 5.7216.7%Gas 16.6148.4%Hydro 0.371.1%Biomass 1.955.7%Nuclear 5.7716.8%Coal 0.491.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.1avgGeneration 32.1avgTransfers 1.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.5GW · 18:35
Low 22.9 · 03:55Avg 33.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 32.1Transfers 1.1 GW
Net imports31GWh
In
50 Out
19
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 18%Solar 4%

Transfers · Thu 15 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 15 October 2020, Great Britain imported 50 GWh and exported 19 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (22 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 15 Oct
Imported
50GWh
Exported
19GWh
Net in
31GWh
Average net flow
1.28GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.41GWImporting

In 10.6 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.72GWImporting

In 17.8 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.76GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.23GWPumping

Generated 3.0 GWhPumped 8.5 GWh

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