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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 11 April 2018

On Wednesday 11 April, demand averaged 36.4 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

36.4GW AVERAGEWind4.85 GW13%Hydro0.36 GW1%Biomass2.02 GW5%Solar0.68 GW2%Gas18.64 GW50%Coal0.99 GW3%Imports3.04 GW8%Nuclear6.72 GW18%36.4GW AVERAGE13%50%8%18%
Price
£61.09/MWh
Day average £61.09
Demand36.4GW
Generation 34.3Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables16%
Other32%
Carbon intensityHigh
277g/kWh
0Day average 277300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 11 April 2018, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 42.6 GW at 12:10. Carbon intensity averaged 277 g/kWh and the price £61.09/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.3 GW at 11:05. Solar generation peaked at 2.3 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (240 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (304 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £44.95/MWh at 06:30 to £77.51/MWh at 10:00. Gas made 54% 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 0.681.8%Wind 4.8513.0%Gas 18.6450.0%Hydro 0.361.0%Biomass 2.025.4%Nuclear 6.7218.0%Coal 0.992.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.4avgGeneration 34.3avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.6GW · 12:10
Low 26.4 · 00:55Avg 36.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 34.3Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports51GWh
In
62 Out
11
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 14%Solar 2%

Transfers · Wed 11 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 11 April 2018, Great Britain imported 62 GWh and exported 11 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (36 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 11 Apr
Imported
62GWh
Exported
11GWh
Net in
51GWh
Average net flow
2.14GW 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

Average0.29GWExporting

In 4.0 GWhOut 11.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.94GWImporting

In 22.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 10.7 GWhPumped 10.9 GWh

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