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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 5 April 2018

On Thursday 5 April, demand averaged 35.8 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

35.8GW AVERAGEWind5.40 GW15%Hydro0.30 GW1%Biomass2.05 GW6%Solar2.49 GW7%Gas15.08 GW41%Coal0.85 GW2%Imports2.74 GW8%Nuclear7.48 GW21%35.8GW AVERAGE15%41%8%21%
Price
£47.46/MWh
Day average £47.46
Demand35.8GW
Generation 33.7Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables23%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
229g/kWh
0Day average 229300
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Key moments

On Thursday 5 April 2018, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 41.9 GW at 09:30. Carbon intensity averaged 229 g/kWh and the price £47.46/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.5 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 8.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (134 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (300 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £38.70/MWh at 01:00 to £64.65/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 45% 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 2.496.9%Wind 5.4014.8%Gas 15.0841.4%Hydro 0.300.8%Biomass 2.055.6%Nuclear 7.4820.6%Coal 0.852.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.8avgGeneration 33.7avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.9GW · 09:30
Low 27.2 · 00:55Avg 35.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 33.7Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports54GWh
In
59 Out
5
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 16%Solar 7%

Transfers · Thu 5 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 5 April 2018, Great Britain imported 59 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 5 Apr
Imported
59GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
54GWh
Average net flow
2.26GW 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

Average1.41GWImporting

In 33.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.12GWExporting

In 2.2 GWhOut 5.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.97GWImporting

In 23.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 6.4 GWhPumped 8.4 GWh

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