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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 27 April 2017

On Thursday 27 April, demand averaged 34.1 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

34.1GW AVERAGEWind5.26 GW15%Hydro0.19 GW1%Solar1.46 GW4%Gas17.32 GW50%Coal0.76 GW2%Imports2.92 GW8%Nuclear6.84 GW20%34.1GW AVERAGE15%50%8%20%
Price
£42.21/MWh
Day average £42.21
Demand34.1GW
Generation 31.8Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables20%
Other28%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Thursday 27 April 2017, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 40.2 GW at 11:00. The price £42.21/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.0 GW at 15:25. Solar generation peaked at 4.5 GW at 10:30. The wholesale price ranged from £31.27/MWh at 04:30 to £66.04/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 1.464.2%Wind 5.2615.1%Gas 17.3249.9%Hydro 0.190.5%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 6.8419.7%Coal 0.762.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.1avgGeneration 31.8avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.2GW · 11:00
Low 24.5 · 04:25Avg 34.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 31.8Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports59GWh
In
63 Out
3
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 17%Solar 5%

Transfers · Thu 27 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 27 April 2017, Great Britain imported 63 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (38 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 27 Apr
Imported
63GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
59GWh
Average net flow
2.47GW 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

Average1.59GWImporting

In 38.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.07GWExporting

In 1.8 GWhOut 3.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWPumping

Generated 7.2 GWhPumped 10.8 GWh

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