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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 10 April 2016

On Sunday 10 April, demand averaged 28.7 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

28.7GW AVERAGEWind3.27 GW11%Hydro0.42 GW1%Solar1.65 GW6%Gas11.22 GW39%Coal0.87 GW3%Imports3.40 GW12%Nuclear8.30 GW28%28.7GW AVERAGE11%39%12%28%
Price
—/MWh
Demand28.7GW
Generation 25.7Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables18%
Other40%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 10 April 2016, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 28%. Demand peaked at 33.9 GW at 20:15. Wind generation peaked at 6.5 GW at 21:50. Solar generation peaked at 5.4 GW at 12:00. Gas made 44% 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 1.655.7%Wind 3.2711.2%Gas 11.2238.5%Hydro 0.421.5%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.3028.5%Coal 0.873.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.7avgGeneration 25.7avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.9GW · 20:15
Low 22.9 · 04:55Avg 28.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 25.7Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports76GWh
In
76 Out
0
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 32%Hydro 2%Wind 13%Solar 6%

Transfers · Sun 10 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 10 April 2016, Great Britain imported 76 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 10 Apr
Imported
76GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
76GWh
Average net flow
3.17GW 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

Average1.94GWImporting

In 46.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.27GWImporting

In 6.5 GWhOut 0.1 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

Average0.17GWPumping

Generated 5.3 GWhPumped 9.3 GWh

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