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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 5 April 2017

On Wednesday 5 April, demand averaged 32.0 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

32.0GW AVERAGEWind5.04 GW15%Hydro0.25 GW1%Solar1.88 GW6%Gas14.24 GW43%Coal1.17 GW4%Imports3.24 GW10%Nuclear7.02 GW21%32.0GW AVERAGE15%43%10%21%
Price
£40.37/MWh
Day average £40.37
Demand32.0GW
Generation 29.6Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables22%
Other31%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Wednesday 5 April 2017, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 37.4 GW at 09:30. The price £40.37/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.4 GW at 09:30. Solar generation peaked at 6.0 GW at 13:30. The wholesale price ranged from £30.18/MWh at 05:00 to £68.25/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 1.885.7%Wind 5.0415.3%Gas 14.2443.4%Hydro 0.250.8%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.0221.4%Coal 1.173.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.0avgGeneration 29.6avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.4GW · 09:30
Low 22.7 · 04:10Avg 32.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 29.6Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports61GWh
In
70 Out
9
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 1%Wind 17%Solar 6%

Transfers · Wed 5 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 5 April 2017, Great Britain imported 70 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 5 Apr
Imported
70GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
61GWh
Average net flow
2.56GW 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

Average1.89GWImporting

In 45.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.25GWExporting

In 2.9 GWhOut 9.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWPumping

Generated 7.3 GWhPumped 11.4 GWh

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