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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 25 April 2017

On Tuesday 25 April, demand averaged 33.3 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

33.3GW AVERAGEWind8.64 GW26%Hydro0.19 GW1%Solar2.15 GW6%Gas12.19 GW36%Coal0.70 GW2%Imports3.17 GW9%Nuclear6.75 GW20%33.3GW AVERAGE26%36%9%20%
Price
£40.92/MWh
Day average £40.92
Demand33.3GW
Generation 30.6Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels36%
Renewables33%
Other29%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Tuesday 25 April 2017, gas supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 26%. Demand peaked at 39.0 GW at 12:05. The price £40.92/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.8 GW at 16:25. Solar generation peaked at 6.1 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £30.07/MWh at 00:30 to £60.65/MWh at 20:30. Gas made 40% 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 2.156.4%Wind 8.6425.6%Gas 12.1936.1%Hydro 0.190.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 6.7520.0%Coal 0.702.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.3avgGeneration 30.6avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.0GW · 12:05
Low 23.6 · 00:55Avg 33.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 30.6Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports66GWh
In
68 Out
3
Zero-carbon share58%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 28%Solar 7%

Transfers · Tue 25 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 25 April 2017, Great Britain imported 68 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 25 Apr
Imported
68GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
66GWh
Average net flow
2.75GW 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 43.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.01GWExporting

In 2.2 GWhOut 2.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 7.5 GWhPumped 9.1 GWh

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