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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 19 April 2016

On Tuesday 19 April, demand averaged 32.9 GW. Renewables supplied 11%.

32.9GW AVERAGEWind1.41 GW4%Hydro0.23 GW1%Solar1.93 GW6%Gas17.88 GW53%Coal3.74 GW11%Imports2.51 GW7%Nuclear5.89 GW18%32.9GW AVERAGE53%11%7%18%
Price
—/MWh
Demand32.9GW
Generation 31.1Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels53%
Renewables11%
Other25%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Tuesday 19 April 2016, gas supplied 53% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 38.5 GW at 09:30. Wind generation peaked at 3.5 GW at 00:25. Solar generation peaked at 5.8 GW at 13:30. Gas made 58% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 45% across 2016.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.935.8%Wind 1.414.2%Gas 17.8853.2%Hydro 0.230.7%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 5.8917.5%Coal 3.7411.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.9avgGeneration 31.1avgTransfers 1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.5GW · 09:30
Low 23.7 · 00:55Avg 32.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 31.1Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports45GWh
In
51 Out
6
Zero-carbon share30%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 5%Solar 6%

Transfers · Tue 19 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 19 April 2016, Great Britain imported 51 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (24 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 19 Apr
Imported
51GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
45GWh
Average net flow
1.86GW 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

Average1.00GWImporting

In 23.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.14GWExporting

In 2.9 GWhOut 6.2 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

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 9.3 GWhPumped 9.9 GWh

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