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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 3 April 2017

On Monday 3 April, demand averaged 32.0 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

32.0GW AVERAGEWind5.78 GW18%Hydro0.44 GW1%Solar1.99 GW6%Gas12.86 GW40%Coal0.83 GW3%Imports3.12 GW10%Nuclear7.51 GW23%32.0GW AVERAGE18%40%10%23%
Price
£33.67/MWh
Day average £33.67
Demand32.0GW
Generation 29.4Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables25%
Other33%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 3 April 2017, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 38.4 GW at 09:30. The price £33.67/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.9 GW at 15:10. Solar generation peaked at 6.7 GW at 12:30. The wholesale price ranged from £0.00/MWh at 01:30 to £68.71/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 44% 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 1.996.1%Wind 5.7817.8%Gas 12.8639.5%Hydro 0.441.4%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.5123.1%Coal 0.832.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.0avgGeneration 29.4avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.4GW · 09:30
Low 22.1 · 04:25Avg 32.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 29.4Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports65GWh
In
68 Out
2
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 2%Wind 20%Solar 7%

Transfers · Mon 3 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 3 April 2017, Great Britain imported 68 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 3 Apr
Imported
68GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
65GWh
Average net flow
2.73GW 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

Average1.82GWImporting

In 43.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.12GWImporting

In 5.1 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.79GWImporting

In 19.0 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 7.3 GWhPumped 10.5 GWh

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