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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 20 October 2023

On Friday 20 October, demand averaged 30.7 GW. Renewables supplied 55%.

30.7GW AVERAGEWind16.78 GW52%Hydro0.49 GW2%Biomass1.93 GW6%Solar0.41 GW1%Gas5.46 GW17%Coal0.13 GW0%Imports3.03 GW9%Nuclear3.97 GW12%30.7GW AVERAGE52%17%9%12%
Price
£79.36/MWh
Day average £79.36
Demand30.7GW
Generation 29.2Transfers 1.6
Fossil fuels17%
Renewables55%
Other28%
Carbon intensityLow
86g/kWh
0Day average 86300
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Key moments

On Friday 20 October 2023, wind supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 17%. Demand peaked at 36.5 GW at 18:25. Carbon intensity averaged 86 g/kWh and the price £79.36/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.6 GW at 10:15. Solar generation peaked at 1.9 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:30 (64 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (113 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £0.04/MWh at 01:00 to £120.29/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 58% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 33% across 2023.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.411.3%Wind 16.7852.1%Gas 5.4617.0%Hydro 0.491.5%Biomass 1.936.0%Nuclear 3.9712.3%Coal 0.130.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.7avgGeneration 29.2avgTransfers 1.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.5GW · 18:25
Low 22.1 · 04:10Avg 30.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 29.2Transfers 1.6 GW
Net imports41GWh
In
69 Out
28
Zero-carbon share74%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 58%Solar 1%

Transfers · Fri 20 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 20 October 2023, Great Britain imported 69 GWh and exported 28 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (52 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (16 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 20 Oct
Imported
69GWh
Exported
28GWh
Net in
41GWh
Average net flow
1.72GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.46GWImporting

In 13.2 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.15GWImporting

In 52.3 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.65GWExporting

In 0.5 GWhOut 16.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.23GWExporting

In 3.0 GWhOut 8.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 3.7 GWhPumped 7.5 GWh

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