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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 9 April 2018

On Monday 9 April, demand averaged 35.5 GW. Renewables supplied 10%.

35.5GW AVERAGEWind2.30 GW6%Hydro0.42 GW1%Biomass2.04 GW6%Solar0.88 GW2%Gas18.86 GW52%Coal1.93 GW5%Imports2.88 GW8%Nuclear6.99 GW19%35.5GW AVERAGE52%8%19%
Price
£60.82/MWh
Day average £60.82
Demand35.5GW
Generation 33.4Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels52%
Renewables10%
Other33%
Carbon intensityHigh
308g/kWh
0Day average 308300
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Key moments

On Monday 9 April 2018, gas supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 41.6 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity averaged 308 g/kWh and the price £60.82/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.1 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 3.4 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (194 g/kWh) and highest at 08:30 (345 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £39.60/MWh at 00:00 to £87.06/MWh at 09:00. Gas made 56% 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 0.882.4%Wind 2.306.3%Gas 18.8652.0%Hydro 0.421.1%Biomass 2.045.6%Nuclear 6.9919.3%Coal 1.935.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.5avgGeneration 33.4avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.6GW · 11:00
Low 24.9 · 00:55Avg 35.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 33.4Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports49GWh
In
59 Out
10
Zero-carbon share32%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 7%Solar 3%

Transfers · Mon 9 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 9 April 2018, Great Britain imported 59 GWh and exported 10 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (36 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 9 Apr
Imported
59GWh
Exported
10GWh
Net in
49GWh
Average net flow
2.03GW 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 35.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.38GWExporting

In 1.1 GWhOut 10.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWGenerating

Generated 10.0 GWhPumped 9.5 GWh

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