All interconnectors
Thu 6 Apr- Imported
- 69GWh
- Exported
- 7GWh
- Net in
- 62GWh
- Average net flow
- 2.60GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 6 April 2017
On Thursday 6 April, demand averaged 32.1 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.
Price
£37.96/MWh
Day average £37.96
Demand32.1GW
Generation 29.6Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables17%
Other31%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments
On Thursday 6 April 2017, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 37.7 GW at 09:30. The price £37.96/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.1 GW at 16:55. Solar generation peaked at 6.2 GW at 14:00. The wholesale price ranged from £30.23/MWh at 15:00 to £56.84/MWh at 08:00. Gas made 54% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2017.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 2.086.4%Wind 3.2710.0%Gas 15.9948.7%Hydro 0.230.7%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.0921.6%Coal 0.973.0%
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£37.67
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Demand 25.2Generation 23.9Transfers 1.2
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Demand 32.1avgGeneration 29.6avgTransfers 2.5avg
Peak demand37.7GW · 09:30
Low 23.0 · 03:55Avg 32.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 29.6Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports62GWh
In69
Out7
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 1%Wind 11%Solar 7%
Transfers · Thu 6 Apr
Interconnectors and storage
On Thursday 6 April 2017, Great Britain imported 69 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
-1
0
1
2
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
-1
0
1
2
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage1.86GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 44.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.18GWExporting
-2
-1
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In 2.7 GWhOut 7.1 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.92GWImporting
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-1
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In 22.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
-1
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.13GWPumping
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Generated 6.9 GWhPumped 10.0 GWh
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