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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 24 October 2020

On Saturday 24 October, demand averaged 30.3 GW. Renewables supplied 45%.

30.3GW AVERAGEWind13.16 GW42%Hydro0.63 GW2%Biomass1.13 GW4%Solar0.23 GW1%Gas6.73 GW22%Imports2.97 GW10%Nuclear6.30 GW20%30.3GW AVERAGE42%22%10%20%
Price
£38.10/MWh
Day average £38.10
Demand30.3GW
Generation 28.2Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels22%
Renewables45%
Other33%
Carbon intensityLow
110g/kWh
0Day average 110300
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Key moments

On Saturday 24 October 2020, wind supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 22%. Demand peaked at 37.9 GW at 18:20. Carbon intensity averaged 110 g/kWh and the price £38.10/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.7 GW at 10:10. Solar generation peaked at 1.0 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (84 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (155 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£4.58/MWh at 03:30 to £74.40/MWh at 18:30. The price was below zero for 1 hours. Wind made 47% 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 0.230.7%Wind 13.1642.3%Gas 6.7321.6%Hydro 0.632.0%Biomass 1.133.6%Nuclear 6.3020.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.3avgGeneration 28.2avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.9GW · 18:20
Low 22.1 · 04:25Avg 30.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 28.2Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports53GWh
In
64 Out
11
Zero-carbon share72%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 2%Wind 47%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sat 24 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 24 October 2020, Great Britain imported 64 GWh and exported 11 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (28 GWh), and the most exports went to France (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 24 Oct
Imported
64GWh
Exported
11GWh
Net in
53GWh
Average net flow
2.21GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.48GWImporting

In 13.3 GWhOut 1.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.94GWImporting

In 27.5 GWhOut 4.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.54GWImporting

In 12.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.25GWImporting

In 9.9 GWhOut 3.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 7.7 GWhPumped 8.9 GWh

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