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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 8 April 2018

On Sunday 8 April, demand averaged 31.1 GW. Renewables supplied 6%.

31.1GW AVERAGEWind0.60 GW2%Hydro0.36 GW1%Biomass2.08 GW7%Solar0.92 GW3%Gas17.30 GW54%Coal0.22 GW1%Imports2.91 GW9%Nuclear7.38 GW23%31.1GW AVERAGE54%9%23%
Price
£52.06/MWh
Day average £52.06
Demand31.1GW
Generation 28.9Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels54%
Renewables6%
Other39%
Carbon intensityModerate
279g/kWh
0Day average 279300
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Key moments

On Sunday 8 April 2018, gas supplied 54% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 36.3 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 279 g/kWh and the price £52.06/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 1.1 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 3.1 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (261 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (305 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £41.36/MWh at 23:00 to £72.13/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 60% 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 0.922.9%Wind 0.601.9%Gas 17.3054.5%Hydro 0.361.1%Biomass 2.086.6%Nuclear 7.3823.2%Coal 0.220.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.1avgGeneration 28.9avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.3GW · 17:25
Low 23.8 · 04:50Avg 31.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 28.9Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports56GWh
In
62 Out
6
Zero-carbon share32%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 1%Wind 2%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sun 8 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 8 April 2018, Great Britain imported 62 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (36 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 8 Apr
Imported
62GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
56GWh
Average net flow
2.32GW 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

Average1.49GWImporting

In 35.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.18GWExporting

In 1.9 GWhOut 6.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.00GWImporting

In 24.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 8.0 GWhPumped 10.5 GWh

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