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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 13 April 2017

On Thursday 13 April, demand averaged 32.1 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

32.1GW AVERAGEWind4.77 GW15%Hydro0.31 GW1%Solar1.41 GW4%Gas15.07 GW46%Coal1.01 GW3%Imports3.29 GW10%Nuclear6.87 GW21%32.1GW AVERAGE15%46%10%21%
Price
£46.39/MWh
Day average £46.39
Demand32.1GW
Generation 29.4Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables20%
Other31%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Thursday 13 April 2017, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 38.2 GW at 12:00. The price £46.39/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.9 GW at 00:25. Solar generation peaked at 4.3 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £31.18/MWh at 00:30 to £72.27/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 51% 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 1.414.3%Wind 4.7714.6%Gas 15.0746.0%Hydro 0.311.0%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 6.8721.0%Coal 1.013.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.1avgGeneration 29.4avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.2GW · 12:00
Low 22.8 · 04:20Avg 32.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 29.4Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports63GWh
In
69 Out
7
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 16%Solar 5%

Transfers · Thu 13 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 13 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).

All interconnectors

Thu 13 Apr
Imported
69GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
63GWh
Average net flow
2.61GW 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

Average1.88GWImporting

In 45.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.13GWExporting

In 3.3 GWhOut 6.5 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

Average0.05GWGenerating

Generated 9.7 GWhPumped 8.4 GWh

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