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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 12 April 2018

On Thursday 12 April, demand averaged 36.7 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

36.7GW AVERAGEWind5.69 GW15%Hydro0.29 GW1%Biomass1.74 GW5%Solar0.63 GW2%Gas18.36 GW49%Coal1.25 GW3%Imports2.89 GW8%Nuclear6.70 GW18%36.7GW AVERAGE15%49%8%18%
Price
£60.20/MWh
Day average £60.20
Demand36.7GW
Generation 34.7Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables18%
Other30%
Carbon intensityHigh
275g/kWh
0Day average 275300
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Key moments

On Thursday 12 April 2018, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 43.2 GW at 16:50. Carbon intensity averaged 275 g/kWh and the price £60.20/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.4 GW at 07:00. Solar generation peaked at 2.2 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (226 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (323 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £46.92/MWh at 06:30 to £73.22/MWh at 12:30. Gas made 53% 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 0.631.7%Wind 5.6915.1%Gas 18.3648.9%Hydro 0.290.8%Biomass 1.744.6%Nuclear 6.7017.9%Coal 1.253.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.7avgGeneration 34.7avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.2GW · 16:50
Low 26.7 · 00:55Avg 36.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 34.7Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports55GWh
In
62 Out
6
Zero-carbon share38%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 16%Solar 2%

Transfers · Thu 12 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 12 April 2018, Great Britain imported 62 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 12 Apr
Imported
62GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
55GWh
Average net flow
2.31GW 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

Average0.06GWExporting

In 4.9 GWhOut 6.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.23GWPumping

Generated 7.6 GWhPumped 13.2 GWh

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