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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 7 April 2016

On Thursday 7 April, demand averaged 33.7 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

33.7GW AVERAGEWind4.74 GW14%Hydro0.49 GW1%Solar1.07 GW3%Gas13.99 GW41%Coal2.48 GW7%Imports3.38 GW10%Nuclear8.15 GW24%33.7GW AVERAGE14%41%7%10%24%
Price
—/MWh
Demand33.7GW
Generation 30.9Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables18%
Other34%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Thursday 7 April 2016, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 39.9 GW at 12:05. Wind generation peaked at 7.1 GW at 00:15. Solar generation peaked at 3.0 GW at 14:30. Gas made 45% 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 1.073.1%Wind 4.7413.8%Gas 13.9940.8%Hydro 0.491.4%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.1523.8%Coal 2.487.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.7avgGeneration 30.9avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.9GW · 12:05
Low 23.4 · 00:50Avg 33.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 30.9Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports69GWh
In
73 Out
4
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 2%Wind 15%Solar 3%

Transfers · Thu 7 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 7 April 2016, Great Britain imported 73 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 7 Apr
Imported
73GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
69GWh
Average net flow
2.89GW 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

Average1.92GWImporting

In 46.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.02GWImporting

In 4.0 GWhOut 3.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.96GWImporting

In 23.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 8.1 GWhPumped 9.9 GWh

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