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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 3 April 2018

On Tuesday 3 April, demand averaged 35.9 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

35.9GW AVERAGEWind7.87 GW22%Hydro0.17 GW0%Biomass1.97 GW5%Solar1.24 GW3%Gas13.92 GW38%Coal1.43 GW4%Imports2.53 GW7%Nuclear7.46 GW20%35.9GW AVERAGE22%38%20%
Price
£47.24/MWh
Day average £47.24
Demand35.9GW
Generation 34.1Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables25%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
226g/kWh
0Day average 226300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 3 April 2018, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 22%. Demand peaked at 42.1 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 226 g/kWh and the price £47.24/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.8 GW at 00:40. Solar generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (147 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (276 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £40.21/MWh at 00:00 to £58.19/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 41% 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 1.243.4%Wind 7.8721.5%Gas 13.9238.0%Hydro 0.170.5%Biomass 1.975.4%Nuclear 7.4620.4%Coal 1.433.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.9avgGeneration 34.1avgTransfers 1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.1GW · 12:00
Low 26.2 · 00:55Avg 35.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 34.1Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports47GWh
In
54 Out
7
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 0%Wind 23%Solar 4%

Transfers · Tue 3 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 3 April 2018, Great Britain imported 54 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 3 Apr
Imported
54GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
47GWh
Average net flow
1.97GW 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

Average1.45GWImporting

In 34.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.22GWExporting

In 1.5 GWhOut 6.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.74GWImporting

In 17.9 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 6.6 GWhPumped 9.5 GWh

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