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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 10 April 2017

On Monday 10 April, demand averaged 30.9 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

30.9GW AVERAGEWind5.38 GW17%Hydro0.19 GW1%Solar1.76 GW6%Gas13.75 GW44%Coal0.69 GW2%Imports3.20 GW10%Nuclear6.59 GW21%30.9GW AVERAGE17%44%10%21%
Price
£36.31/MWh
Day average £36.31
Demand30.9GW
Generation 28.4Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables23%
Other31%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 10 April 2017, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 36.6 GW at 12:10. The price £36.31/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.3 GW at 01:40. Solar generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 13:00. The wholesale price ranged from £27.96/MWh at 00:00 to £52.21/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 1.765.6%Wind 5.3817.0%Gas 13.7543.6%Hydro 0.190.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 6.5920.9%Coal 0.692.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.9avgGeneration 28.4avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.6GW · 12:10
Low 21.2 · 04:25Avg 30.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 28.4Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports61GWh
In
70 Out
8
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 19%Solar 6%

Transfers · Mon 10 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 10 April 2017, Great Britain imported 70 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

Mon 10 Apr
Imported
70GWh
Exported
8GWh
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

Average1.86GWImporting

In 44.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.17GWExporting

In 4.1 GWhOut 8.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.87GWImporting

In 20.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 7.1 GWhPumped 8.0 GWh

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