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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 23 April 2017

On Sunday 23 April, demand averaged 24.7 GW. Renewables supplied 15%.

24.7GW AVERAGEWind1.64 GW6%Hydro0.13 GW1%Solar2.09 GW8%Gas12.10 GW46%Coal0.23 GW1%Imports2.96 GW11%Nuclear6.88 GW26%24.7GW AVERAGE8%46%11%26%
Price
£34.42/MWh
Day average £34.42
Demand24.7GW
Generation 23.1Transfers 1.6
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables15%
Other38%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 23 April 2017, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 26%. Demand peaked at 28.9 GW at 14:00. The price £34.42/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.5 GW at 17:30. Solar generation peaked at 6.1 GW at 13:00. The wholesale price ranged from £33.93/MWh at 01:30 to £36.74/MWh at 00:30. Gas made 52% 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 2.098.0%Wind 1.646.3%Gas 12.1046.5%Hydro 0.130.5%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 6.8826.4%Coal 0.230.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.7avgGeneration 23.1avgTransfers 1.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand28.9GW · 14:00
Low 21.9 · 03:30Avg 24.70–30 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 23.1Transfers 1.6 GW
Net imports71GWh
In
71 Out
0
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 30%Hydro 1%Wind 7%Solar 9%

Transfers · Sun 23 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 23 April 2017, Great Britain imported 71 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (41 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 23 Apr
Imported
71GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
71GWh
Average net flow
2.96GW 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

Average1.70GWImporting

In 40.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.25GWImporting

In 5.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.01GWImporting

In 24.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average1.38GWPumping

Generated 0.0 GWhPumped 33.2 GWh

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