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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 27 October 2020

On Tuesday 27 October, demand averaged 34.1 GW. Renewables supplied 35%.

34.1GW AVERAGEWind11.15 GW32%Hydro0.71 GW2%Biomass1.78 GW5%Solar0.32 GW1%Gas9.47 GW28%Coal0.30 GW1%Imports4.30 GW13%Nuclear6.30 GW18%34.1GW AVERAGE32%28%13%18%
Price
£43.90/MWh
Day average £43.90
Demand34.1GW
Generation 30.0Transfers 4.1
Fossil fuels28%
Renewables35%
Other36%
Carbon intensityModerate
142g/kWh
0Day average 142300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 27 October 2020, wind supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 28%. Demand peaked at 43.9 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 142 g/kWh and the price £43.90/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.5 GW at 17:20. Solar generation peaked at 1.3 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (82 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (190 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £22.38/MWh at 23:30 to £64.23/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 37% 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 0.320.9%Wind 11.1532.5%Gas 9.4727.6%Hydro 0.712.1%Biomass 1.785.2%Nuclear 6.3018.3%Coal 0.300.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.1avgGeneration 30.0avgTransfers 4.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.9GW · 17:25
Low 23.7 · 04:10Avg 34.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 30.0Transfers 4.1 GW
Net imports98GWh
In
99 Out
1
Zero-carbon share62%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 2%Wind 37%Solar 1%

Transfers · Tue 27 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 27 October 2020, Great Britain imported 99 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 27 Oct
Imported
99GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
98GWh
Average net flow
4.10GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.7 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.83GWImporting

In 43.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.63GWImporting

In 15.2 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 4.1 GWhPumped 5.3 GWh

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