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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 23 October 2020

On Friday 23 October, demand averaged 32.5 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

32.5GW AVERAGEWind8.09 GW25%Hydro0.80 GW2%Biomass1.95 GW6%Solar0.67 GW2%Gas11.51 GW35%Imports3.52 GW11%Nuclear6.30 GW19%32.5GW AVERAGE25%35%11%19%
Price
£47.13/MWh
Day average £47.13
Demand32.5GW
Generation 29.3Transfers 3.2
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables29%
Other36%
Carbon intensityModerate
161g/kWh
0Day average 161300
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Key moments

On Friday 23 October 2020, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 25%. Demand peaked at 39.6 GW at 18:15. Carbon intensity averaged 161 g/kWh and the price £47.13/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.0 GW at 11:10. Solar generation peaked at 2.9 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (92 g/kWh) and highest at 08:30 (202 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £39.35/MWh at 04:30 to £55.80/MWh at 07:30. 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 0.672.0%Wind 8.0924.6%Gas 11.5135.1%Hydro 0.802.4%Biomass 1.955.9%Nuclear 6.3019.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.5avgGeneration 29.3avgTransfers 3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.6GW · 18:15
Low 23.1 · 04:25Avg 32.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 29.3Transfers 3.2 GW
Net imports73GWh
In
79 Out
6
Zero-carbon share54%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 3%Wind 28%Solar 2%

Transfers · Fri 23 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 23 October 2020, Great Britain imported 79 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (37 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 23 Oct
Imported
79GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
73GWh
Average net flow
3.05GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.66GWImporting

In 16.0 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.56GWImporting

In 37.5 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.03GWImporting

In 6.4 GWhOut 5.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWGenerating

Generated 5.4 GWhPumped 2.3 GWh

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