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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 14 April 2016

On Thursday 14 April, demand averaged 33.3 GW. Renewables supplied 8%.

33.3GW AVERAGEWind1.17 GW3%Hydro0.36 GW1%Solar1.31 GW4%Gas17.18 GW51%Coal3.00 GW9%Imports3.54 GW10%Nuclear7.29 GW22%33.3GW AVERAGE51%9%10%22%
Price
—/MWh
Demand33.3GW
Generation 30.3Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables8%
Other32%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Thursday 14 April 2016, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 39.0 GW at 17:25. Wind generation peaked at 1.7 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.2 GW at 13:00. Gas made 57% 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 1.313.9%Wind 1.173.5%Gas 17.1850.7%Hydro 0.361.1%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.2921.5%Coal 3.008.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.3avgGeneration 30.3avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.0GW · 17:25
Low 23.6 · 04:25Avg 33.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 30.3Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports71GWh
In
75 Out
3
Zero-carbon share33%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 1%Wind 4%Solar 4%

Transfers · Thu 14 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 14 April 2016, Great Britain imported 75 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 14 Apr
Imported
75GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
71GWh
Average net flow
2.98GW 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 3.0 GWhOut 3.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.00GWImporting

In 24.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWGenerating

Generated 10.2 GWhPumped 8.9 GWh

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