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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 30 April 2016

On Saturday 30 April, demand averaged 30.1 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

30.1GW AVERAGEWind1.83 GW6%Hydro0.24 GW1%Solar1.93 GW6%Gas15.14 GW50%Coal2.12 GW7%Imports2.88 GW9%Nuclear6.28 GW21%30.1GW AVERAGE50%9%21%
Price
—/MWh
Demand30.1GW
Generation 27.6Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables13%
Other30%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Saturday 30 April 2016, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 34.6 GW at 10:00. Wind generation peaked at 3.0 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 11:30. Gas made 55% 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 1.936.4%Wind 1.836.0%Gas 15.1449.8%Hydro 0.240.8%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 6.2820.6%Coal 2.127.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.1avgGeneration 27.6avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.6GW · 10:00
Low 23.9 · 05:25Avg 30.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 27.6Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports60GWh
In
61 Out
0
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 7%Solar 7%

Transfers · Sat 30 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 30 April 2016, Great Britain imported 61 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (30 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 30 Apr
Imported
61GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
60GWh
Average net flow
2.52GW 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

Average1.26GWImporting

In 30.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.26GWImporting

In 6.5 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

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 8.5 GWhPumped 8.4 GWh

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