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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 6 April 2016

On Wednesday 6 April, demand averaged 32.8 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

32.8GW AVERAGEWind6.63 GW20%Hydro0.49 GW1%Solar1.35 GW4%Gas11.18 GW34%Coal2.33 GW7%Imports3.37 GW10%Nuclear7.88 GW24%32.8GW AVERAGE20%34%10%24%
Price
—/MWh
Demand32.8GW
Generation 29.9Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables26%
Other34%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Wednesday 6 April 2016, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 38.7 GW at 12:00. Wind generation peaked at 8.6 GW at 17:55. Solar generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 14:00. Gas made 37% 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 1.354.1%Wind 6.6320.0%Gas 11.1833.6%Hydro 0.491.5%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.8823.7%Coal 2.337.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.8avgGeneration 29.9avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.7GW · 12:00
Low 22.9 · 04:25Avg 32.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 29.9Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports73GWh
In
75 Out
2
Zero-carbon share55%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 2%Wind 22%Solar 5%

Transfers · Wed 6 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 6 April 2016, Great Britain imported 75 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 6 Apr
Imported
75GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
73GWh
Average net flow
3.04GW 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

Average1.93GWImporting

In 46.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.14GWImporting

In 4.9 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.97GWImporting

In 23.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 6.2 GWhPumped 8.6 GWh

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