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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 7 April 2018

On Saturday 7 April, demand averaged 31.9 GW. Renewables supplied 15%.

31.9GW AVERAGEWind3.54 GW11%Hydro0.31 GW1%Biomass2.05 GW6%Solar0.87 GW3%Gas15.20 GW47%Coal0.24 GW1%Imports2.83 GW9%Nuclear7.49 GW23%31.9GW AVERAGE11%47%9%23%
Price
£47.08/MWh
Day average £47.08
Demand31.9GW
Generation 29.7Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables15%
Other38%
Carbon intensityModerate
241g/kWh
0Day average 241300
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Key moments

On Saturday 7 April 2018, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 37.0 GW at 11:45. Carbon intensity averaged 241 g/kWh and the price £47.08/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.4 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 3.1 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (176 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (274 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £31.43/MWh at 00:00 to £62.05/MWh at 10:00. Gas made 51% 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 0.872.7%Wind 3.5410.9%Gas 15.2046.7%Hydro 0.311.0%Biomass 2.056.3%Nuclear 7.4923.0%Coal 0.240.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.9avgGeneration 29.7avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.0GW · 11:45
Low 25.3 · 04:45Avg 31.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 29.7Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports54GWh
In
61 Out
7
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 1%Wind 12%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sat 7 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 7 April 2018, Great Britain imported 61 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

Sat 7 Apr
Imported
61GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
54GWh
Average net flow
2.25GW 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

Average1.47GWImporting

In 35.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.20GWExporting

In 2.4 GWhOut 7.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.97GWImporting

In 23.3 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 6.8 GWhPumped 8.7 GWh

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