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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 14 April 2018

On Saturday 14 April, demand averaged 31.2 GW. Renewables supplied 14%.

31.2GW AVERAGEWind1.93 GW6%Hydro0.30 GW1%Biomass1.32 GW4%Solar2.13 GW7%Gas15.55 GW49%Coal0.62 GW2%Imports3.06 GW10%Nuclear6.74 GW21%31.2GW AVERAGE49%10%21%
Price
£44.72/MWh
Day average £44.72
Demand31.2GW
Generation 28.6Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables14%
Other35%
Carbon intensityHigh
271g/kWh
0Day average 271300
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Key moments

On Saturday 14 April 2018, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 36.3 GW at 11:05. Carbon intensity averaged 271 g/kWh and the price £44.72/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.9 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 7.0 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 15:00 (218 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (304 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £39.57/MWh at 15:00 to £53.55/MWh at 20:00. 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 2.136.7%Wind 1.936.1%Gas 15.5549.1%Hydro 0.301.0%Biomass 1.324.2%Nuclear 6.7421.3%Coal 0.622.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.2avgGeneration 28.6avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.3GW · 11:05
Low 22.8 · 05:45Avg 31.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 28.6Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports68GWh
In
68 Out
0
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 1%Wind 7%Solar 7%

Transfers · Sat 14 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 14 April 2018, Great Britain imported 68 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 14 Apr
Imported
68GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
68GWh
Average net flow
2.82GW 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 35.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.37GWImporting

In 9.3 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.98GWImporting

In 23.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.26GWPumping

Generated 5.3 GWhPumped 11.4 GWh

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