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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 13 April 2016

On Wednesday 13 April, demand averaged 33.1 GW. Renewables supplied 11%.

33.1GW AVERAGEWind1.77 GW5%Hydro0.33 GW1%Solar1.61 GW5%Gas16.13 GW48%Coal3.09 GW9%Imports3.43 GW10%Nuclear7.47 GW22%33.1GW AVERAGE48%9%10%22%
Price
—/MWh
Demand33.1GW
Generation 30.4Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables11%
Other32%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Wednesday 13 April 2016, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 38.3 GW at 09:30. Wind generation peaked at 2.2 GW at 17:35. Solar generation peaked at 5.4 GW at 12:30. Gas made 53% 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 1.614.7%Wind 1.775.2%Gas 16.1347.7%Hydro 0.331.0%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.4722.1%Coal 3.099.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.1avgGeneration 30.4avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.3GW · 09:30
Low 24.0 · 00:55Avg 33.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 30.4Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports71GWh
In
76 Out
4
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 1%Wind 6%Solar 5%

Transfers · Wed 13 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 13 April 2016, Great Britain imported 76 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 13 Apr
Imported
76GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
71GWh
Average net flow
2.97GW 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

Average1.99GWImporting

In 47.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.01GWExporting

In 3.9 GWhOut 4.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.99GWImporting

In 23.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.26GWPumping

Generated 6.7 GWhPumped 13.0 GWh

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