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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 9 April 2016

On Saturday 9 April, demand averaged 29.8 GW. Renewables supplied 14%.

29.8GW AVERAGEWind2.41 GW8%Hydro0.50 GW2%Solar1.21 GW4%Gas13.82 GW46%Coal0.89 GW3%Imports3.39 GW11%Nuclear8.12 GW27%29.8GW AVERAGE8%46%11%27%
Price
—/MWh
Demand29.8GW
Generation 26.9Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables14%
Other38%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Saturday 9 April 2016, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 27%. Demand peaked at 34.8 GW at 10:30. Wind generation peaked at 3.2 GW at 01:55. Solar generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 12:30. Gas made 51% 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 1.214.0%Wind 2.417.9%Gas 13.8245.6%Hydro 0.501.7%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.1226.8%Coal 0.892.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.8avgGeneration 26.9avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.8GW · 10:30
Low 22.3 · 04:45Avg 29.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 26.9Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports70GWh
In
73 Out
3
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 30%Hydro 2%Wind 9%Solar 4%

Transfers · Sat 9 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 9 April 2016, Great Britain imported 73 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 9 Apr
Imported
73GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
70GWh
Average net flow
2.92GW 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

Average1.96GWImporting

In 47.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.00GWIdle

In 2.9 GWhOut 3.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.97GWImporting

In 23.3 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 8.2 GWhPumped 9.9 GWh

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