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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 16 October 2020

On Friday 16 October, demand averaged 32.6 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

32.6GW AVERAGEWind2.77 GW8%Hydro0.39 GW1%Biomass1.93 GW6%Solar0.73 GW2%Gas18.05 GW54%Coal0.90 GW3%Imports2.63 GW8%Nuclear5.97 GW18%32.6GW AVERAGE8%54%8%18%
Price
£44.35/MWh
Day average £44.35
Demand32.6GW
Generation 30.7Transfers 1.9
Fossil fuels54%
Renewables12%
Other32%
Carbon intensityHigh
260g/kWh
0Day average 260300
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Key moments

On Friday 16 October 2020, gas supplied 54% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 39.3 GW at 18:30. Carbon intensity averaged 260 g/kWh and the price £44.35/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.7 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 3.3 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (201 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (290 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £14.69/MWh at 00:00 to £65.06/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 59% 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 0.732.2%Wind 2.778.3%Gas 18.0554.1%Hydro 0.391.2%Biomass 1.935.8%Nuclear 5.9717.9%Coal 0.902.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.6avgGeneration 30.7avgTransfers 1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.3GW · 18:30
Low 23.4 · 04:35Avg 32.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 30.7Transfers 1.9 GW
Net imports47GWh
In
58 Out
11
Zero-carbon share32%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 9%Solar 2%

Transfers · Fri 16 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 16 October 2020, Great Britain imported 58 GWh and exported 11 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (23 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 16 Oct
Imported
58GWh
Exported
11GWh
Net in
47GWh
Average net flow
1.98GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.66GWImporting

In 16.3 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.40GWExporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 10.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.77GWImporting

In 18.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 5.2 GWhPumped 7.3 GWh

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