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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 6 April 2018

On Friday 6 April, demand averaged 34.8 GW. Renewables supplied 35%.

34.8GW AVERAGEWind10.52 GW30%Hydro0.25 GW1%Biomass1.85 GW5%Solar1.72 GW5%Gas10.74 GW30%Coal0.01 GW0%Imports2.77 GW8%Nuclear7.49 GW21%34.8GW AVERAGE30%30%8%21%
Price
£44.63/MWh
Day average £44.63
Demand34.8GW
Generation 32.6Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables35%
Other34%
Carbon intensityLow
162g/kWh
0Day average 162300
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Key moments

On Friday 6 April 2018, gas supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 30%. Demand peaked at 41.6 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity averaged 162 g/kWh and the price £44.63/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.8 GW at 14:50. Solar generation peaked at 6.0 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (128 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (186 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £35.54/MWh at 23:30 to £60.70/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 33% 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 1.724.9%Wind 10.5229.8%Gas 10.7430.4%Hydro 0.250.7%Biomass 1.855.2%Nuclear 7.4921.2%Coal 0.010.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.8avgGeneration 32.6avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.6GW · 10:30
Low 26.3 · 00:55Avg 34.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 32.6Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports58GWh
In
60 Out
3
Zero-carbon share61%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 32%Solar 5%

Transfers · Fri 6 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 6 April 2018, Great Britain imported 60 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 6 Apr
Imported
60GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
58GWh
Average net flow
2.40GW 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

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.05GWImporting

In 4.0 GWhOut 2.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.94GWImporting

In 22.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWPumping

Generated 6.3 GWhPumped 10.4 GWh

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