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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 12 April 2017

On Wednesday 12 April, demand averaged 31.9 GW. Renewables supplied 32%.

31.9GW AVERAGEWind8.78 GW27%Hydro0.25 GW1%Solar1.49 GW5%Gas10.92 GW34%Coal0.92 GW3%Imports3.14 GW10%Nuclear6.89 GW21%31.9GW AVERAGE27%34%10%21%
Price
£37.08/MWh
Day average £37.08
Demand31.9GW
Generation 29.3Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables32%
Other31%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Wednesday 12 April 2017, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 27%. Demand peaked at 38.3 GW at 11:35. The price £37.08/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.3 GW at 10:30. Solar generation peaked at 4.9 GW at 14:00. The wholesale price ranged from £28.62/MWh at 04:30 to £52.53/MWh at 20:30. Gas made 37% 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 1.494.6%Wind 8.7827.1%Gas 10.9233.7%Hydro 0.250.8%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 6.8921.3%Coal 0.922.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.9avgGeneration 29.3avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.3GW · 11:35
Low 22.2 · 04:25Avg 31.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 29.3Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports65GWh
In
68 Out
4
Zero-carbon share60%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 1%Wind 30%Solar 5%

Transfers · Wed 12 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 12 April 2017, Great Britain imported 68 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 12 Apr
Imported
68GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
65GWh
Average net flow
2.70GW 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

Average1.78GWImporting

In 42.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.05GWImporting

In 4.8 GWhOut 3.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.86GWImporting

In 20.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 7.0 GWhPumped 7.9 GWh

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