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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 11 April 2016

On Monday 11 April, demand averaged 32.9 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

32.9GW AVERAGEWind5.99 GW18%Hydro0.44 GW1%Solar0.97 GW3%Gas12.98 GW39%Coal1.56 GW5%Imports3.25 GW10%Nuclear8.34 GW25%32.9GW AVERAGE18%39%10%25%
Price
—/MWh
Demand32.9GW
Generation 30.3Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables22%
Other35%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 11 April 2016, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 25%. Demand peaked at 39.3 GW at 17:25. Wind generation peaked at 7.5 GW at 10:50. Solar generation peaked at 3.1 GW at 12:00. Gas made 43% 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 0.972.9%Wind 5.9917.9%Gas 12.9838.7%Hydro 0.441.3%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.3424.9%Coal 1.564.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.9avgGeneration 30.3avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.3GW · 17:25
Low 21.9 · 00:55Avg 32.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 30.3Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports61GWh
In
69 Out
8
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 28%Hydro 1%Wind 20%Solar 3%

Transfers · Mon 11 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 11 April 2016, Great Britain imported 69 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 11 Apr
Imported
69GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
61GWh
Average net flow
2.53GW 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

Average1.86GWImporting

In 44.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.23GWExporting

In 2.5 GWhOut 8.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.91GWImporting

In 21.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWGenerating

Generated 9.2 GWhPumped 7.9 GWh

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