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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 9 April 2017

On Sunday 9 April, demand averaged 27.4 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

27.4GW AVERAGEWind5.22 GW19%Hydro0.19 GW1%Solar2.34 GW8%Gas9.75 GW35%Coal0.48 GW2%Imports3.20 GW12%Nuclear6.60 GW24%27.4GW AVERAGE19%8%35%12%24%
Price
£37.29/MWh
Day average £37.29
Demand27.4GW
Generation 24.6Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables28%
Other35%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 9 April 2017, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 32.3 GW at 20:20. The price £37.29/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.0 GW at 17:50. Solar generation peaked at 7.6 GW at 13:00. The wholesale price ranged from £24.14/MWh at 17:00 to £50.43/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 40% 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 2.348.4%Wind 5.2218.8%Gas 9.7535.1%Hydro 0.190.7%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 6.6023.8%Coal 0.481.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.4avgGeneration 24.6avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.3GW · 20:20
Low 21.2 · 04:45Avg 27.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 24.6Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports71GWh
In
72 Out
1
Zero-carbon share58%of generation
Nuclear 27%Hydro 1%Wind 21%Solar 10%

Transfers · Sun 9 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 9 April 2017, Great Britain imported 72 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 9 Apr
Imported
72GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
71GWh
Average net flow
2.95GW 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

Average1.83GWImporting

In 43.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.29GWImporting

In 7.9 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.83GWImporting

In 20.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWPumping

Generated 5.0 GWhPumped 9.0 GWh

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