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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 16 April 2017

On Sunday 16 April, demand averaged 27.3 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

27.3GW AVERAGEWind3.43 GW12%Hydro0.22 GW1%Solar1.36 GW5%Gas11.51 GW42%Coal0.29 GW1%Imports3.42 GW12%Nuclear7.46 GW27%27.3GW AVERAGE12%42%12%27%
Price
£37.16/MWh
Day average £37.16
Demand27.3GW
Generation 24.3Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables18%
Other39%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 16 April 2017, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 27%. Demand peaked at 33.1 GW at 12:15. The price £37.16/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.5 GW at 00:10. Solar generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £29.17/MWh at 04:00 to £50.31/MWh at 20:30. Gas made 47% 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 1.364.9%Wind 3.4312.4%Gas 11.5141.6%Hydro 0.220.8%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.4626.9%Coal 0.291.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.3avgGeneration 24.3avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.1GW · 12:15
Low 20.9 · 04:55Avg 27.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 24.3Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports76GWh
In
76 Out
0
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 31%Hydro 1%Wind 14%Solar 6%

Transfers · Sun 16 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 16 April 2017, Great Britain imported 76 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 16 Apr
Imported
76GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
76GWh
Average net flow
3.16GW 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

Average1.81GWImporting

In 43.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.43GWImporting

In 10.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 6.2 GWhPumped 8.7 GWh

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