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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 2 April 2018

On Monday 2 April, demand averaged 33.9 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

33.9GW AVERAGEWind10.01 GW29%Hydro0.15 GW0%Biomass2.08 GW6%Solar0.53 GW2%Gas10.93 GW32%Coal0.54 GW2%Imports2.74 GW8%Nuclear7.45 GW22%33.9GW AVERAGE29%32%8%22%
Price
£49.18/MWh
Day average £49.18
Demand33.9GW
Generation 31.7Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables31%
Other36%
Carbon intensityModerate
184g/kWh
0Day average 184300
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Key moments

On Monday 2 April 2018, gas supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 29%. Demand peaked at 40.2 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 184 g/kWh and the price £49.18/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.3 GW at 13:00. Solar generation peaked at 1.8 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 08:00 (154 g/kWh) and highest at 01:30 (217 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £40.11/MWh at 09:00 to £58.71/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 34% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 42% across 2018.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.531.5%Wind 10.0129.1%Gas 10.9331.7%Hydro 0.150.4%Biomass 2.086.1%Nuclear 7.4521.6%Coal 0.541.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.9avgGeneration 31.7avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.2GW · 17:20
Low 26.3 · 04:55Avg 33.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 31.7Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports56GWh
In
59 Out
3
Zero-carbon share57%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 0%Wind 32%Solar 2%

Transfers · Mon 2 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 2 April 2018, Great Britain imported 59 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 2 Apr
Imported
59GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
56GWh
Average net flow
2.33GW 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

Average1.44GWImporting

In 34.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.03GWImporting

In 4.0 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.86GWImporting

In 20.7 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 6.3 GWhPumped 10.0 GWh

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