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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 20 April 2017

On Thursday 20 April, demand averaged 32.0 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

32.0GW AVERAGEWind3.59 GW11%Hydro0.23 GW1%Solar1.33 GW4%Gas17.59 GW54%Coal0.04 GW0%Imports3.22 GW10%Nuclear6.52 GW20%32.0GW AVERAGE11%54%10%20%
Price
£42.73/MWh
Day average £42.73
Demand32.0GW
Generation 29.3Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels54%
Renewables16%
Other30%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Thursday 20 April 2017, gas supplied 54% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 37.6 GW at 11:30. The price £42.73/MWh. Data for this day starts at 00:55. Wind generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 18:25. Solar generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 11:30. The wholesale price ranged from £30.84/MWh at 23:00 to £58.21/MWh at 08:30. Gas made 60% 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 1.334.1%Wind 3.5911.0%Gas 17.5954.1%Hydro 0.230.7%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 6.5220.0%Coal 0.040.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.0avgGeneration 29.3avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.6GW · 11:30
Low 22.4 · 04:40Avg 32.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 29.3Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports65GWh
In
68 Out
3
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 12%Solar 5%

Transfers · Thu 20 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 20 April 2017, Great Britain imported 68 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 20 Apr
Imported
68GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
65GWh
Average net flow
2.83GW 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 44.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.02GWExporting

In 2.2 GWhOut 2.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.91GWImporting

In 21.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 6.6 GWhPumped 9.4 GWh

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