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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 24 April 2016

On Sunday 24 April, demand averaged 28.5 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

28.5GW AVERAGEWind2.82 GW10%Hydro0.23 GW1%Solar1.48 GW5%Gas14.05 GW49%Coal2.30 GW8%Imports2.18 GW8%Nuclear5.79 GW20%28.5GW AVERAGE10%49%8%8%20%
Price
—/MWh
Demand28.5GW
Generation 26.7Transfers 1.9
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables16%
Other28%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 24 April 2016, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 33.8 GW at 17:20. Wind generation peaked at 3.8 GW at 12:45. Solar generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 11:30. 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 1.485.1%Wind 2.829.8%Gas 14.0548.7%Hydro 0.230.8%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 5.7920.1%Coal 2.308.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.5avgGeneration 26.7avgTransfers 1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.8GW · 17:20
Low 21.4 · 05:45Avg 28.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 26.7Transfers 1.9 GW
Net imports50GWh
In
51 Out
1
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 11%Solar 6%

Transfers · Sun 24 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 24 April 2016, Great Britain imported 51 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (23 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 24 Apr
Imported
51GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
50GWh
Average net flow
2.07GW 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

Average0.96GWImporting

In 22.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.17GWImporting

In 5.5 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.20GWPumping

Generated 1.1 GWhPumped 5.9 GWh

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