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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 8 April 2017

On Saturday 8 April, demand averaged 28.7 GW. Renewables supplied 15%.

28.7GW AVERAGEWind1.79 GW6%Hydro0.18 GW1%Solar2.51 GW9%Gas14.07 GW48%Coal0.52 GW2%Imports3.40 GW12%Nuclear6.55 GW23%28.7GW AVERAGE9%48%12%23%
Price
£39.88/MWh
Day average £39.88
Demand28.7GW
Generation 25.6Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables15%
Other34%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Saturday 8 April 2017, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 33.7 GW at 09:30. The price £39.88/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.1 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 8.0 GW at 13:00. The wholesale price ranged from £29.87/MWh at 14:30 to £59.18/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 55% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2017.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.518.7%Wind 1.796.2%Gas 14.0748.5%Hydro 0.180.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 6.5522.6%Coal 0.521.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.7avgGeneration 25.6avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.7GW · 09:30
Low 22.7 · 04:25Avg 28.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 25.6Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports74GWh
In
74 Out
0
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 1%Wind 7%Solar 10%

Transfers · Sat 8 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 8 April 2017, Great Britain imported 74 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 8 Apr
Imported
74GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
74GWh
Average net flow
3.10GW 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

Average1.77GWImporting

In 42.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.36GWImporting

In 8.8 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.96GWImporting

In 23.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 7.1 GWhPumped 7.7 GWh

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