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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 18 October 2020

On Sunday 18 October, demand averaged 29.5 GW. Renewables supplied 8%.

29.5GW AVERAGEWind1.71 GW6%Hydro0.34 GW1%Biomass1.86 GW6%Solar0.48 GW2%Gas15.80 GW53%Imports3.58 GW12%Nuclear6.16 GW21%29.5GW AVERAGE53%12%21%
Price
£50.19/MWh
Day average £50.19
Demand29.5GW
Generation 26.3Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels53%
Renewables8%
Other39%
Carbon intensityHigh
226g/kWh
0Day average 226300
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Key moments

On Sunday 18 October 2020, gas supplied 53% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 38.0 GW at 18:30. Carbon intensity averaged 226 g/kWh and the price £50.19/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.6 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 2.1 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (172 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (255 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £38.94/MWh at 07:30 to £75.60/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 60% 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 0.481.6%Wind 1.715.7%Gas 15.8052.8%Hydro 0.341.1%Biomass 1.866.2%Nuclear 6.1620.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.5avgGeneration 26.3avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.0GW · 18:30
Low 21.4 · 05:00Avg 29.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 26.3Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports73GWh
In
81 Out
8
Zero-carbon share33%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 6%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sun 18 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 18 October 2020, Great Britain imported 81 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 18 Oct
Imported
81GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
73GWh
Average net flow
3.04GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.83GWImporting

In 19.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.91GWImporting

In 45.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.25GWExporting

In 0.8 GWhOut 6.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.55GWImporting

In 14.6 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWGenerating

Generated 4.9 GWhPumped 2.4 GWh

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