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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 26 October 2020

On Monday 26 October, demand averaged 33.3 GW. Renewables supplied 41%.

33.3GW AVERAGEWind12.27 GW36%Hydro0.71 GW2%Biomass1.61 GW5%Solar0.97 GW3%Gas8.52 GW25%Coal0.34 GW1%Imports3.24 GW10%Nuclear6.30 GW19%33.3GW AVERAGE36%25%10%19%
Price
£35.69/MWh
Day average £35.69
Demand33.3GW
Generation 30.7Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels25%
Renewables41%
Other33%
Carbon intensityLow
132g/kWh
0Day average 132300
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Key moments

On Monday 26 October 2020, wind supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 25%. Demand peaked at 43.1 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 132 g/kWh and the price £35.69/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.5 GW at 13:55. Solar generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (89 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (204 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £9.51/MWh at 02:30 to £68.47/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 40% 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 0.972.9%Wind 12.2736.1%Gas 8.5225.1%Hydro 0.712.1%Biomass 1.614.7%Nuclear 6.3018.6%Coal 0.341.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.3avgGeneration 30.7avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.1GW · 17:30
Low 22.2 · 03:20Avg 33.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 30.7Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports64GWh
In
75 Out
10
Zero-carbon share66%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 2%Wind 40%Solar 3%

Transfers · Mon 26 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 26 October 2020, Great Britain imported 75 GWh and exported 10 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 26 Oct
Imported
75GWh
Exported
10GWh
Net in
64GWh
Average net flow
2.69GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.64GWImporting

In 15.5 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.40GWImporting

In 34.5 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWImporting

In 9.0 GWhOut 7.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.56GWImporting

In 15.6 GWhOut 2.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWPumping

Generated 3.1 GWhPumped 6.6 GWh

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