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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 14 April 2017

On Friday 14 April, demand averaged 29.6 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

29.6GW AVERAGEWind4.19 GW14%Hydro0.25 GW1%Solar0.98 GW3%Gas14.23 GW47%Coal0.21 GW1%Imports3.18 GW11%Nuclear7.21 GW24%29.6GW AVERAGE14%47%11%24%
Price
£42.77/MWh
Day average £42.77
Demand29.6GW
Generation 27.1Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables18%
Other34%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Friday 14 April 2017, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 34.8 GW at 17:55. The price £42.77/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.5 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 3.5 GW at 13:00. The wholesale price ranged from £30.57/MWh at 00:30 to £61.90/MWh at 09:30. Gas made 53% 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 0.983.2%Wind 4.1913.8%Gas 14.2347.0%Hydro 0.250.8%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.2123.8%Coal 0.210.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.6avgGeneration 27.1avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.8GW · 17:55
Low 22.6 · 04:55Avg 29.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 27.1Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports65GWh
In
68 Out
4
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 27%Hydro 1%Wind 15%Solar 4%

Transfers · Fri 14 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 14 April 2017, Great Britain imported 68 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 14 Apr
Imported
68GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
65GWh
Average net flow
2.69GW 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

Average0.12GWImporting

In 6.0 GWhOut 3.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.69GWImporting

In 17.0 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 8.3 GWhPumped 12.2 GWh

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