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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 31 October 2020

On Saturday 31 October, demand averaged 30.3 GW. Renewables supplied 48%.

30.3GW AVERAGEWind13.84 GW44%Hydro0.57 GW2%Biomass1.52 GW5%Solar0.43 GW1%Gas6.05 GW19%Imports2.81 GW9%Nuclear5.99 GW19%30.3GW AVERAGE44%19%9%19%
Price
£31.75/MWh
Day average £31.75
Demand30.3GW
Generation 28.4Transfers 1.9
Fossil fuels19%
Renewables48%
Other33%
Carbon intensityLow
102g/kWh
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Key moments

On Saturday 31 October 2020, wind supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 19%. Demand peaked at 38.4 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 102 g/kWh and the price £31.75/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.4 GW at 12:50. Solar generation peaked at 2.5 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:00 (73 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (130 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £15.79/MWh at 07:00 to £56.00/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 49% 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 0.431.4%Wind 13.8444.3%Gas 6.0519.4%Hydro 0.571.8%Biomass 1.524.9%Nuclear 5.9919.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.3avgGeneration 28.4avgTransfers 1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.4GW · 17:25
Low 20.9 · 04:50Avg 30.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 28.4Transfers 1.9 GW
Net imports49GWh
In
61 Out
12
Zero-carbon share73%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 2%Wind 49%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sat 31 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 31 October 2020, Great Britain imported 61 GWh and exported 12 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (29 GWh), and the most exports went to France (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 31 Oct
Imported
61GWh
Exported
12GWh
Net in
49GWh
Average net flow
2.05GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.30GWImporting

In 9.9 GWhOut 2.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.97GWImporting

In 28.9 GWhOut 5.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.53GWImporting

In 12.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.24GWImporting

In 9.2 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWPumping

Generated 6.6 GWhPumped 10.8 GWh

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