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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 28 October 2020

On Wednesday 28 October, demand averaged 34.0 GW. Renewables supplied 43%.

34.0GW AVERAGEWind13.66 GW40%Hydro0.67 GW2%Biomass1.56 GW5%Solar0.65 GW2%Gas8.34 GW24%Coal0.00 GW0%Imports3.41 GW10%Nuclear6.27 GW18%34.0GW AVERAGE40%24%10%18%
Price
£42.00/MWh
Day average £42.00
Demand34.0GW
Generation 31.2Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels24%
Renewables43%
Other33%
Carbon intensityLow
115g/kWh
0Day average 115300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 28 October 2020, wind supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 24%. Demand peaked at 43.9 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 115 g/kWh and the price £42.00/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.5 GW at 10:15. Solar generation peaked at 2.9 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (69 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (166 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £18.02/MWh at 23:30 to £66.94/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 44% 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 0.651.9%Wind 13.6639.5%Gas 8.3424.1%Hydro 0.671.9%Biomass 1.564.5%Nuclear 6.2718.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.0avgGeneration 31.2avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.9GW · 17:20
Low 23.0 · 04:00Avg 34.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 31.2Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports72GWh
In
76 Out
4
Zero-carbon share68%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 2%Wind 44%Solar 2%

Transfers · Wed 28 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 28 October 2020, Great Britain imported 76 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (39 GWh), and the most exports went to Belgium (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 28 Oct
Imported
76GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
72GWh
Average net flow
3.01GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.35GWImporting

In 10.5 GWhOut 2.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.61GWImporting

In 38.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.44GWImporting

In 10.9 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.60GWImporting

In 15.8 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWPumping

Generated 6.2 GWhPumped 9.3 GWh

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