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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 13 April 2018

On Friday 13 April, demand averaged 35.9 GW. Renewables supplied 8%.

35.9GW AVERAGEWind1.92 GW5%Hydro0.40 GW1%Biomass1.49 GW4%Solar0.58 GW2%Gas19.73 GW54%Coal2.96 GW8%Imports3.05 GW8%Nuclear6.70 GW18%35.9GW AVERAGE54%8%8%18%
Price
£68.97/MWh
Day average £68.97
Demand35.9GW
Generation 33.8Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels54%
Renewables8%
Other31%
Carbon intensityHigh
344g/kWh
0Day average 344300
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Key moments

On Friday 13 April 2018, gas supplied 54% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 42.1 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 344 g/kWh and the price £68.97/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.9 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 1.9 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (271 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (393 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £45.84/MWh at 01:00 to £97.94/MWh at 12:30. Gas made 58% 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 0.581.6%Wind 1.925.2%Gas 19.7353.6%Hydro 0.401.1%Biomass 1.494.0%Nuclear 6.7018.2%Coal 2.968.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.9avgGeneration 33.8avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.1GW · 11:30
Low 27.0 · 04:20Avg 35.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 33.8Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports52GWh
In
62 Out
11
Zero-carbon share28%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 6%Solar 2%

Transfers · Fri 13 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 13 April 2018, Great Britain imported 62 GWh and exported 11 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 13 Apr
Imported
62GWh
Exported
11GWh
Net in
52GWh
Average net flow
2.15GW 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

Average1.46GWImporting

In 35.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.29GWExporting

In 3.8 GWhOut 10.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.98GWImporting

In 23.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 10.8 GWhPumped 12.4 GWh

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