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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 21 October 2020

On Wednesday 21 October, demand averaged 33.0 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

33.0GW AVERAGEWind8.78 GW26%Hydro0.68 GW2%Biomass1.76 GW5%Solar0.27 GW1%Gas11.60 GW35%Coal0.34 GW1%Imports3.65 GW11%Nuclear6.30 GW19%33.0GW AVERAGE26%35%11%19%
Price
£42.86/MWh
Day average £42.86
Demand33.0GW
Generation 29.7Transfers 3.3
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables29%
Other35%
Carbon intensityModerate
162g/kWh
0Day average 162300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 21 October 2020, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 26%. Demand peaked at 41.4 GW at 18:30. Carbon intensity averaged 162 g/kWh and the price £42.86/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.9 GW at 23:30. Solar generation peaked at 1.2 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (88 g/kWh) and highest at 09:30 (228 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £22.70/MWh at 01:00 to £62.21/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 39% 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 0.270.8%Wind 8.7826.3%Gas 11.6034.8%Hydro 0.682.0%Biomass 1.765.3%Nuclear 6.3018.9%Coal 0.341.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.0avgGeneration 29.7avgTransfers 3.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.4GW · 18:30
Low 22.9 · 04:15Avg 33.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 29.7Transfers 3.3 GW
Net imports78GWh
In
81 Out
3
Zero-carbon share54%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 2%Wind 30%Solar 1%

Transfers · Wed 21 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 21 October 2020, Great Britain imported 81 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 21 Oct
Imported
81GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
78GWh
Average net flow
3.27GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.73GWImporting

In 17.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.75GWImporting

In 41.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.09GWImporting

In 4.8 GWhOut 2.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.71GWImporting

In 17.1 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 6.3 GWhPumped 6.2 GWh

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