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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 22 October 2020

On Thursday 22 October, demand averaged 32.6 GW. Renewables supplied 34%.

32.6GW AVERAGEWind9.46 GW28%Hydro0.78 GW2%Biomass1.83 GW5%Solar0.99 GW3%Gas11.00 GW33%Coal0.36 GW1%Imports2.78 GW8%Nuclear6.29 GW19%32.6GW AVERAGE28%33%8%19%
Price
£38.69/MWh
Day average £38.69
Demand32.6GW
Generation 30.7Transfers 1.9
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables34%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
158g/kWh
0Day average 158300
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Key moments

On Thursday 22 October 2020, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 28%. Demand peaked at 40.1 GW at 18:40. Carbon intensity averaged 158 g/kWh and the price £38.69/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.8 GW at 06:40. Solar generation peaked at 4.5 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (77 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (229 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £17.70/MWh at 03:30 to £66.60/MWh at 18:30. 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 0.993.0%Wind 9.4628.2%Gas 11.0032.8%Hydro 0.782.3%Biomass 1.835.5%Nuclear 6.2918.8%Coal 0.361.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.6avgGeneration 30.7avgTransfers 1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.1GW · 18:40
Low 22.7 · 04:25Avg 32.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 30.7Transfers 1.9 GW
Net imports45GWh
In
62 Out
16
Zero-carbon share57%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 3%Wind 31%Solar 3%

Transfers · Thu 22 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 22 October 2020, Great Britain imported 62 GWh and exported 16 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (25 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 22 Oct
Imported
62GWh
Exported
16GWh
Net in
45GWh
Average net flow
1.89GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.67GWImporting

In 16.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.85GWImporting

In 25.0 GWhOut 4.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.37GWExporting

In 2.6 GWhOut 11.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.74GWImporting

In 18.0 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 5.0 GWhPumped 5.6 GWh

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