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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 25 April 2016

On Monday 25 April, demand averaged 32.9 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

32.9GW AVERAGEWind5.62 GW17%Hydro0.22 GW1%Solar1.10 GW3%Gas15.64 GW47%Coal2.44 GW7%Imports2.46 GW7%Nuclear5.89 GW18%32.9GW AVERAGE17%47%7%7%18%
Price
—/MWh
Demand32.9GW
Generation 30.9Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables21%
Other25%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 25 April 2016, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 39.6 GW at 17:20. Wind generation peaked at 8.1 GW at 18:20. Solar generation peaked at 3.2 GW at 12:00. Gas made 51% 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 1.103.3%Wind 5.6216.8%Gas 15.6446.9%Hydro 0.220.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 5.8917.7%Coal 2.447.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.9avgGeneration 30.9avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.6GW · 17:20
Low 21.9 · 04:45Avg 32.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 30.9Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports47GWh
In
50 Out
3
Zero-carbon share42%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 18%Solar 4%

Transfers · Mon 25 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 25 April 2016, Great Britain imported 50 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (22 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 25 Apr
Imported
50GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
47GWh
Average net flow
1.97GW 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

Average0.94GWImporting

In 22.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.11GWImporting

In 5.2 GWhOut 2.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 8.9 GWhPumped 9.0 GWh

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