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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 1 April 2017

On Saturday 1 April, demand averaged 28.5 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

28.5GW AVERAGEWind3.22 GW11%Hydro0.62 GW2%Solar1.42 GW5%Gas12.18 GW42%Coal0.55 GW2%Imports3.37 GW12%Nuclear7.56 GW26%28.5GW AVERAGE11%42%12%26%
Price
£34.43/MWh
Day average £34.43
Demand28.5GW
Generation 25.6Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables18%
Other38%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Saturday 1 April 2017, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 26%. Demand peaked at 33.5 GW at 11:30. The price £34.43/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 16:45. Solar generation peaked at 4.6 GW at 13:00. The wholesale price ranged from £24.27/MWh at 00:00 to £62.14/MWh at 09:00. Gas made 48% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2017.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.424.9%Wind 3.2211.1%Gas 12.1842.1%Hydro 0.622.2%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.5626.1%Coal 0.551.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.5avgGeneration 25.6avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.5GW · 11:30
Low 21.6 · 04:25Avg 28.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 25.6Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports75GWh
In
75 Out
0
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 30%Hydro 2%Wind 13%Solar 6%

Transfers · Sat 1 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 1 April 2017, Great Britain imported 75 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 1 Apr
Imported
75GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
75GWh
Average net flow
3.11GW 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

Average1.92GWImporting

In 46.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.24GWImporting

In 6.2 GWhOut 0.4 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

Average0.13GWPumping

Generated 5.7 GWhPumped 8.7 GWh

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