Electricity Live

Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 22 April 2017

On Saturday 22 April, demand averaged 27.6 GW. Renewables supplied 15%.

27.6GW AVERAGEWind2.06 GW7%Hydro0.18 GW1%Solar2.09 GW7%Gas13.57 GW48%Coal0.18 GW1%Imports3.15 GW11%Nuclear6.86 GW24%27.6GW AVERAGE7%7%48%11%24%
Price
£39.10/MWh
Day average £39.10
Demand27.6GW
Generation 24.9Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables15%
Other36%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Saturday 22 April 2017, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 32.5 GW at 12:00. The price £39.10/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.4 GW at 00:05. Solar generation peaked at 6.5 GW at 14:00. The wholesale price ranged from £32.26/MWh at 16:30 to £56.59/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 2.097.4%Wind 2.067.3%Gas 13.5748.3%Hydro 0.180.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 6.8624.4%Coal 0.180.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.6avgGeneration 24.9avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.5GW · 12:00
Low 21.1 · 04:50Avg 27.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 24.9Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports67GWh
In
69 Out
2
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 28%Hydro 1%Wind 8%Solar 8%

Transfers · Sat 22 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 22 April 2017, Great Britain imported 69 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 22 Apr
Imported
69GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
67GWh
Average net flow
2.78GW 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

Average1.83GWImporting

In 43.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.02GWImporting

In 2.7 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.3 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 6.8 GWhPumped 9.6 GWh

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