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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 4 April 2016

On Monday 4 April, demand averaged 33.1 GW. Renewables supplied 10%.

33.1GW AVERAGEWind1.78 GW5%Hydro0.58 GW2%Solar0.88 GW3%Gas15.96 GW47%Coal2.87 GW9%Imports3.61 GW11%Nuclear8.03 GW24%33.1GW AVERAGE47%9%11%24%
Price
—/MWh
Demand33.1GW
Generation 30.1Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables10%
Other35%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 4 April 2016, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 39.3 GW at 12:05. Wind generation peaked at 2.2 GW at 13:10. Solar generation peaked at 2.8 GW at 12:00. Gas made 53% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 45% across 2016.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.882.6%Wind 1.785.3%Gas 15.9647.4%Hydro 0.581.7%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.0323.8%Coal 2.878.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.1avgGeneration 30.1avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.3GW · 12:05
Low 22.6 · 00:50Avg 33.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 30.1Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports70GWh
In
75 Out
6
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 27%Hydro 2%Wind 6%Solar 3%

Transfers · Mon 4 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 4 April 2016, Great Britain imported 75 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 4 Apr
Imported
75GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
70GWh
Average net flow
2.91GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.99GWImporting

In 47.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.07GWExporting

In 4.0 GWhOut 5.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.98GWImporting

In 23.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWGenerating

Generated 11.1 GWhPumped 9.4 GWh

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