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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 2 April 2017

On Sunday 2 April, demand averaged 27.6 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

27.6GW AVERAGEWind2.02 GW7%Hydro0.60 GW2%Solar1.90 GW7%Gas11.77 GW42%Coal0.54 GW2%Imports3.45 GW12%Nuclear7.56 GW27%27.6GW AVERAGE7%42%12%27%
Price
£38.01/MWh
Day average £38.01
Demand27.6GW
Generation 24.4Transfers 3.2
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables16%
Other40%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 2 April 2017, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 27%. Demand peaked at 34.1 GW at 20:20. The price £38.01/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.7 GW at 00:10. Solar generation peaked at 6.1 GW at 13:00. The wholesale price ranged from £21.69/MWh at 03:00 to £74.10/MWh at 20:00. 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 1.906.8%Wind 2.027.3%Gas 11.7742.3%Hydro 0.602.2%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.5627.1%Coal 0.541.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.6avgGeneration 24.4avgTransfers 3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.1GW · 20:20
Low 20.6 · 04:55Avg 27.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 24.4Transfers 3.2 GW
Net imports75GWh
In
76 Out
1
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 31%Hydro 2%Wind 8%Solar 8%

Transfers · Sun 2 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 2 April 2017, Great Britain imported 76 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 2 Apr
Imported
76GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
75GWh
Average net flow
3.12GW 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

Average1.93GWImporting

In 46.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.25GWImporting

In 6.5 GWhOut 0.6 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

Average0.08GWGenerating

Generated 7.3 GWhPumped 5.3 GWh

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