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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 18 April 2017

On Tuesday 18 April, demand averaged 31.5 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

31.5GW AVERAGEWind3.00 GW9%Hydro0.24 GW1%Solar2.43 GW8%Gas15.46 GW48%Coal0.45 GW1%Imports3.37 GW10%Nuclear7.24 GW22%31.5GW AVERAGE9%8%48%10%22%
Price
£41.43/MWh
Day average £41.43
Demand31.5GW
Generation 28.8Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables18%
Other33%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Tuesday 18 April 2017, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 37.5 GW at 12:05. The price £41.43/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.9 GW at 08:00. Solar generation peaked at 7.5 GW at 12:30. The wholesale price ranged from £31.72/MWh at 03:30 to £83.41/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 2.437.6%Wind 3.009.3%Gas 15.4648.0%Hydro 0.240.7%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.2422.5%Coal 0.451.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.5avgGeneration 28.8avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.5GW · 12:05
Low 21.8 · 04:20Avg 31.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 28.8Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports69GWh
In
71 Out
3
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 1%Wind 10%Solar 8%

Transfers · Tue 18 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 18 April 2017, Great Britain imported 71 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 18 Apr
Imported
71GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
69GWh
Average net flow
2.86GW 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

Average1.93GWImporting

In 46.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.03GWExporting

In 2.0 GWhOut 2.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.96GWImporting

In 23.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWPumping

Generated 9.5 GWhPumped 13.2 GWh

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