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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 20 October 2020

On Tuesday 20 October, demand averaged 32.8 GW. Renewables supplied 41%.

32.8GW AVERAGEWind12.27 GW37%Hydro0.50 GW2%Biomass1.73 GW5%Solar0.80 GW2%Gas8.32 GW25%Imports3.16 GW10%Nuclear6.29 GW19%32.8GW AVERAGE37%25%10%19%
Price
£40.62/MWh
Day average £40.62
Demand32.8GW
Generation 29.9Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels25%
Renewables41%
Other34%
Carbon intensityLow
120g/kWh
0Day average 120300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 20 October 2020, wind supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 25%. Demand peaked at 41.0 GW at 18:25. Carbon intensity averaged 120 g/kWh and the price £40.62/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.1 GW at 19:45. Solar generation peaked at 3.1 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (67 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (154 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £21.91/MWh at 00:30 to £59.28/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 41% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 27% across 2020.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.802.4%Wind 12.2737.1%Gas 8.3225.1%Hydro 0.501.5%Biomass 1.735.2%Nuclear 6.2919.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.8avgGeneration 29.9avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.0GW · 18:25
Low 22.9 · 04:50Avg 32.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 29.9Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports69GWh
In
72 Out
2
Zero-carbon share66%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 2%Wind 41%Solar 3%

Transfers · Tue 20 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 20 October 2020, Great Britain imported 72 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh), and the most exports went to Belgium (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 20 Oct
Imported
72GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
69GWh
Average net flow
2.89GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.48GWImporting

In 12.9 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.45GWImporting

In 34.8 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.33GWImporting

In 7.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.63GWImporting

In 16.0 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 4.3 GWhPumped 5.2 GWh

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