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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 30 April 2017

On Sunday 30 April, demand averaged 27.4 GW. Renewables supplied 39%.

27.4GW AVERAGEWind9.23 GW33%Hydro0.12 GW0%Solar1.51 GW5%Gas6.88 GW25%Coal0.14 GW0%Imports2.76 GW10%Nuclear7.32 GW26%27.4GW AVERAGE33%25%10%26%
Price
£33.86/MWh
Day average £33.86
Demand27.4GW
Generation 25.2Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels25%
Renewables39%
Other36%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 30 April 2017, wind supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 26%. Demand peaked at 32.0 GW at 17:25. The price £33.86/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.9 GW at 13:45. Solar generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 11:30. The wholesale price ranged from £24.64/MWh at 13:30 to £47.15/MWh at 01:30. Wind made 37% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 16% across 2017.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.515.4%Wind 9.2333.0%Gas 6.8824.6%Hydro 0.120.4%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.3226.2%Coal 0.140.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.4avgGeneration 25.2avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.0GW · 17:25
Low 20.4 · 05:25Avg 27.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 25.2Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports60GWh
In
61 Out
0
Zero-carbon share72%of generation
Nuclear 29%Hydro 0%Wind 37%Solar 6%

Transfers · Sun 30 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 30 April 2017, Great Britain imported 61 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (36 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 30 Apr
Imported
61GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
60GWh
Average net flow
2.52GW 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

Average1.51GWImporting

In 36.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.20GWImporting

In 5.0 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.81GWImporting

In 19.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.26GWPumping

Generated 5.5 GWhPumped 11.8 GWh

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