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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 4 April 2017

On Tuesday 4 April, demand averaged 32.4 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

32.4GW AVERAGEWind5.50 GW17%Hydro0.31 GW1%Solar1.13 GW3%Gas14.93 GW45%Coal1.13 GW3%Imports3.16 GW10%Nuclear7.04 GW21%32.4GW AVERAGE17%45%10%21%
Price
£41.66/MWh
Day average £41.66
Demand32.4GW
Generation 30.0Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables21%
Other31%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Tuesday 4 April 2017, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 38.1 GW at 12:00. The price £41.66/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.6 GW at 15:35. Solar generation peaked at 3.5 GW at 13:30. The wholesale price ranged from £34.28/MWh at 14:30 to £63.48/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 50% 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 1.133.4%Wind 5.5016.6%Gas 14.9345.0%Hydro 0.310.9%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.0421.2%Coal 1.133.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.4avgGeneration 30.0avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.1GW · 12:00
Low 23.1 · 04:20Avg 32.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 30.0Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports61GWh
In
69 Out
8
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 18%Solar 4%

Transfers · Tue 4 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 4 April 2017, Great Britain imported 69 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 4 Apr
Imported
69GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
61GWh
Average net flow
2.55GW 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

Average1.86GWImporting

In 44.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.20GWExporting

In 3.2 GWhOut 8.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 6.8 GWhPumped 10.2 GWh

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