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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 15 April 2017

On Saturday 15 April, demand averaged 28.1 GW. Renewables supplied 34%.

28.1GW AVERAGEWind7.62 GW27%Hydro0.22 GW1%Solar1.96 GW7%Gas8.33 GW29%Coal0.19 GW1%Imports2.76 GW10%Nuclear7.43 GW26%28.1GW AVERAGE27%29%10%26%
Price
£37.20/MWh
Day average £37.20
Demand28.1GW
Generation 25.8Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels29%
Renewables34%
Other36%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Saturday 15 April 2017, gas supplied 29% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 27%. Demand peaked at 32.7 GW at 11:05. The price £37.20/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.9 GW at 16:45. Solar generation peaked at 6.7 GW at 14:00. The wholesale price ranged from £27.75/MWh at 15:00 to £52.04/MWh at 20:30. Gas made 32% 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 1.966.9%Wind 7.6226.7%Gas 8.3329.2%Hydro 0.220.8%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.4326.1%Coal 0.190.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.1avgGeneration 25.8avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.7GW · 11:05
Low 21.4 · 04:55Avg 28.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 25.8Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports60GWh
In
62 Out
2
Zero-carbon share67%of generation
Nuclear 29%Hydro 1%Wind 30%Solar 8%

Transfers · Sat 15 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 15 April 2017, Great Britain imported 62 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (38 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 15 Apr
Imported
62GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
60GWh
Average net flow
2.48GW 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

Average1.58GWImporting

In 37.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.10GWImporting

In 4.4 GWhOut 2.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.81GWImporting

In 19.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWPumping

Generated 4.4 GWhPumped 7.5 GWh

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