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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 17 April 2017

On Monday 17 April, demand averaged 28.7 GW. Renewables supplied 14%.

28.7GW AVERAGEWind2.26 GW8%Hydro0.28 GW1%Solar1.42 GW5%Gas13.96 GW48%Coal0.26 GW1%Imports3.60 GW12%Nuclear7.45 GW25%28.7GW AVERAGE8%48%12%25%
Price
£40.57/MWh
Day average £40.57
Demand28.7GW
Generation 25.6Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables14%
Other38%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 17 April 2017, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 25%. Demand peaked at 34.1 GW at 17:50. The price £40.57/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.1 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 4.5 GW at 13:30. The wholesale price ranged from £29.61/MWh at 05:00 to £73.92/MWh at 20:30. Gas made 54% 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 1.424.8%Wind 2.267.7%Gas 13.9647.8%Hydro 0.280.9%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.4525.5%Coal 0.260.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.7avgGeneration 25.6avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.1GW · 17:50
Low 21.4 · 04:25Avg 28.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 25.6Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports75GWh
In
77 Out
1
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 29%Hydro 1%Wind 9%Solar 6%

Transfers · Mon 17 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 17 April 2017, Great Britain imported 77 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 17 Apr
Imported
77GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
75GWh
Average net flow
3.14GW 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

Average1.96GWImporting

In 47.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.21GWImporting

In 6.4 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.97GWImporting

In 23.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 9.6 GWhPumped 11.2 GWh

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