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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 17 April 2016

On Sunday 17 April, demand averaged 29.1 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

29.1GW AVERAGEWind3.39 GW11%Hydro0.21 GW1%Solar1.84 GW6%Gas12.19 GW41%Coal2.22 GW8%Imports3.51 GW12%Nuclear6.24 GW21%29.1GW AVERAGE11%41%8%12%21%
Price
—/MWh
Demand29.1GW
Generation 26.1Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables18%
Other33%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 17 April 2016, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 34.1 GW at 20:35. Wind generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 21:35. Solar generation peaked at 5.3 GW at 11:30. Gas made 47% 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 1.846.2%Wind 3.3911.5%Gas 12.1941.2%Hydro 0.210.7%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 6.2421.1%Coal 2.227.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.1avgGeneration 26.1avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.1GW · 20:35
Low 22.9 · 05:55Avg 29.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 26.1Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports78GWh
In
79 Out
0
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 1%Wind 13%Solar 7%

Transfers · Sun 17 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 17 April 2016, Great Britain imported 79 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 17 Apr
Imported
79GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
78GWh
Average net flow
3.27GW 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 47.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.28GWImporting

In 7.1 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.00GWImporting

In 23.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.24GWPumping

Generated 5.6 GWhPumped 11.3 GWh

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