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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 24 April 2017

On Monday 24 April, demand averaged 32.2 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

32.2GW AVERAGEWind7.18 GW22%Hydro0.19 GW1%Solar1.36 GW4%Gas13.47 GW41%Coal0.47 GW1%Imports3.06 GW9%Nuclear6.90 GW21%32.2GW AVERAGE22%41%9%21%
Price
£38.36/MWh
Day average £38.36
Demand32.2GW
Generation 29.6Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables27%
Other31%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 24 April 2017, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 22%. Demand peaked at 38.6 GW at 16:55. The price £38.36/MWh. Data for this day starts at 00:55. Wind generation peaked at 9.2 GW at 17:30. Solar generation peaked at 3.7 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £32.12/MWh at 13:00 to £53.28/MWh at 08:00. Gas made 46% 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 1.364.2%Wind 7.1822.0%Gas 13.4741.3%Hydro 0.190.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 6.9021.1%Coal 0.471.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.2avgGeneration 29.6avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.6GW · 16:55
Low 20.6 · 04:05Avg 32.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 29.6Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports63GWh
In
65 Out
2
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 24%Solar 5%

Transfers · Mon 24 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 24 April 2017, Great Britain imported 65 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (41 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 24 Apr
Imported
65GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
63GWh
Average net flow
2.71GW 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

Average1.79GWImporting

In 41.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.03GWImporting

In 2.8 GWhOut 2.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.89GWImporting

In 20.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 5.9 GWhPumped 6.8 GWh

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