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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 25 October 2020

On Sunday 25 October, demand averaged 29.7 GW. Renewables supplied 47%.

29.7GW AVERAGEWind12.71 GW42%Hydro0.51 GW2%Biomass1.15 GW4%Solar1.01 GW3%Gas6.46 GW21%Imports2.47 GW8%Nuclear6.25 GW20%29.7GW AVERAGE42%21%8%20%
Price
£27.67/MWh
Day average £27.67
Demand29.7GW
Generation 28.1Transfers 1.6
Fossil fuels21%
Renewables47%
Other32%
Carbon intensityLow
105g/kWh
0Day average 105300
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Key moments

On Sunday 25 October 2020, wind supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 21%. Demand peaked at 39.8 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 105 g/kWh and the price £27.67/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.6 GW at 10:40. Solar generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 10:00 (73 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (155 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£18.79/MWh at 04:30 to £71.04/MWh at 17:00. The price was below zero for 5.5 hours. Wind made 45% 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 1.013.3%Wind 12.7141.6%Gas 6.4621.1%Hydro 0.511.7%Biomass 1.153.8%Nuclear 6.2520.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.7avgGeneration 28.1avgTransfers 1.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.8GW · 17:30
Low 21.1 · 03:50Avg 29.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 28.1Transfers 1.6 GW
Net imports45GWh
In
57 Out
13
Zero-carbon share73%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 2%Wind 45%Solar 4%

Transfers · Sun 25 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 25 October 2020, Great Britain imported 57 GWh and exported 13 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (26 GWh), and the most exports went to France (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 25 Oct
Imported
57GWh
Exported
13GWh
Net in
45GWh
Average net flow
1.79GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.43GWImporting

In 11.5 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.80GWImporting

In 26.2 GWhOut 6.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.44GWImporting

In 10.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.12GWImporting

In 8.5 GWhOut 5.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWPumping

Generated 4.5 GWhPumped 9.0 GWh

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