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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 19 October 2020

On Monday 19 October, demand averaged 32.8 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

32.8GW AVERAGEWind9.87 GW30%Hydro0.37 GW1%Biomass1.73 GW5%Solar0.81 GW2%Gas10.70 GW32%Imports3.37 GW10%Nuclear6.24 GW19%32.8GW AVERAGE30%32%10%19%
Price
£44.18/MWh
Day average £44.18
Demand32.8GW
Generation 29.7Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables33%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
152g/kWh
0Day average 152300
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Key moments

On Monday 19 October 2020, gas supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 30%. Demand peaked at 41.7 GW at 18:30. Carbon intensity averaged 152 g/kWh and the price £44.18/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.1 GW at 20:50. Solar generation peaked at 3.7 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (63 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (200 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £18.50/MWh at 23:30 to £64.06/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 36% 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 0.812.5%Wind 9.8729.8%Gas 10.7032.3%Hydro 0.371.1%Biomass 1.735.2%Nuclear 6.2418.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.8avgGeneration 29.7avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.7GW · 18:30
Low 22.3 · 04:15Avg 32.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 29.7Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports77GWh
In
78 Out
1
Zero-carbon share58%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 33%Solar 3%

Transfers · Mon 19 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 19 October 2020, Great Britain imported 78 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (41 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 19 Oct
Imported
78GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
77GWh
Average net flow
3.20GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.53GWImporting

In 13.7 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.69GWImporting

In 40.7 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.41GWImporting

In 9.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.57GWImporting

In 13.9 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 2.9 GWhPumped 5.7 GWh

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