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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 10 April 2018

On Tuesday 10 April, demand averaged 36.2 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

36.2GW AVERAGEWind7.30 GW20%Hydro0.29 GW1%Biomass2.10 GW6%Solar0.54 GW1%Gas15.86 GW43%Coal0.79 GW2%Imports2.95 GW8%Nuclear6.88 GW19%36.2GW AVERAGE20%43%8%19%
Price
£56.48/MWh
Day average £56.48
Demand36.2GW
Generation 33.8Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables22%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
235g/kWh
0Day average 235300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 10 April 2018, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 42.5 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 235 g/kWh and the price £56.48/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.8 GW at 06:35. Solar generation peaked at 1.9 GW at 14:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (170 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (274 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £40.68/MWh at 04:30 to £70.70/MWh at 12:30. Gas made 47% 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 0.541.5%Wind 7.3019.9%Gas 15.8643.2%Hydro 0.290.8%Biomass 2.105.7%Nuclear 6.8818.7%Coal 0.792.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.2avgGeneration 33.8avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.5GW · 17:25
Low 26.1 · 04:25Avg 36.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 33.8Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports61GWh
In
62 Out
1
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 22%Solar 2%

Transfers · Tue 10 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 10 April 2018, Great Britain imported 62 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 10 Apr
Imported
62GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
61GWh
Average net flow
2.55GW 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

Average0.17GWImporting

In 5.0 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.91GWImporting

In 21.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 8.9 GWhPumped 10.7 GWh

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