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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 17 October 2020

On Saturday 17 October, demand averaged 30.0 GW. Renewables supplied 11%.

30.0GW AVERAGEWind2.22 GW7%Hydro0.34 GW1%Biomass1.89 GW6%Solar0.62 GW2%Gas15.20 GW50%Imports3.87 GW13%Nuclear6.09 GW20%30.0GW AVERAGE7%50%13%20%
Price
£44.87/MWh
Day average £44.87
Demand30.0GW
Generation 26.4Transfers 3.7
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables11%
Other39%
Carbon intensityModerate
223g/kWh
0Day average 223300
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Key moments

On Saturday 17 October 2020, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 37.2 GW at 18:30. Carbon intensity averaged 223 g/kWh and the price £44.87/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.7 GW at 19:45. Solar generation peaked at 2.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (185 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (248 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £36.22/MWh at 03:30 to £62.28/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 58% 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 0.622.1%Wind 2.227.3%Gas 15.2050.3%Hydro 0.341.1%Biomass 1.896.3%Nuclear 6.0920.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.0avgGeneration 26.4avgTransfers 3.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.2GW · 18:30
Low 22.3 · 04:50Avg 30.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 26.4Transfers 3.7 GW
Net imports88GWh
In
90 Out
2
Zero-carbon share35%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 8%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sat 17 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 17 October 2020, Great Britain imported 90 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 17 Oct
Imported
90GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
88GWh
Average net flow
3.67GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.83GWImporting

In 20.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.94GWImporting

In 46.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.02GWExporting

In 1.7 GWhOut 2.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.91GWImporting

In 21.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 2.8 GWhPumped 2.7 GWh

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