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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 28 April 2017

On Friday 28 April, demand averaged 32.3 GW. Renewables supplied 9%.

32.3GW AVERAGEWind1.35 GW4%Hydro0.19 GW1%Solar1.41 GW4%Gas18.73 GW57%Coal0.83 GW3%Imports3.32 GW10%Nuclear6.98 GW21%32.3GW AVERAGE57%10%21%
Price
£50.36/MWh
Day average £50.36
Demand32.3GW
Generation 29.5Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels57%
Renewables9%
Other31%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Friday 28 April 2017, gas supplied 57% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 38.1 GW at 11:10. The price £50.36/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.0 GW at 00:25. Solar generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 11:00. The wholesale price ranged from £35.99/MWh at 03:00 to £84.31/MWh at 08:00. Gas made 64% 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 1.414.3%Wind 1.354.1%Gas 18.7357.1%Hydro 0.190.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 6.9821.3%Coal 0.832.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.3avgGeneration 29.5avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.1GW · 11:10
Low 23.4 · 04:00Avg 32.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 29.5Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports68GWh
In
70 Out
3
Zero-carbon share34%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 1%Wind 5%Solar 5%

Transfers · Fri 28 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 28 April 2017, Great Britain imported 70 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 28 Apr
Imported
70GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
68GWh
Average net flow
2.82GW 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

Average1.88GWImporting

In 45.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.02GWExporting

In 2.2 GWhOut 2.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.96GWImporting

In 23.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 9.5 GWhPumped 10.7 GWh

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