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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 15 April 2018

On Sunday 15 April, demand averaged 30.6 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

30.6GW AVERAGEWind5.99 GW19%Hydro0.30 GW1%Biomass1.42 GW5%Solar1.00 GW3%Gas12.25 GW39%Coal0.03 GW0%Imports3.35 GW11%Nuclear6.70 GW22%30.6GW AVERAGE19%39%11%22%
Price
£49.97/MWh
Day average £49.97
Demand30.6GW
Generation 27.7Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables23%
Other37%
Carbon intensityModerate
215g/kWh
0Day average 215300
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Key moments

On Sunday 15 April 2018, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 36.3 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 215 g/kWh and the price £49.97/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.9 GW at 14:35. Solar generation peaked at 3.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (178 g/kWh) and highest at 03:30 (249 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £40.98/MWh at 15:00 to £71.82/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 44% 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 1.003.2%Wind 5.9919.3%Gas 12.2539.4%Hydro 0.301.0%Biomass 1.424.6%Nuclear 6.7021.6%Coal 0.030.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.6avgGeneration 27.7avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.3GW · 17:25
Low 23.4 · 04:40Avg 30.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 27.7Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports73GWh
In
73 Out
0
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 1%Wind 22%Solar 4%

Transfers · Sun 15 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 15 April 2018, Great Britain imported 73 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 15 Apr
Imported
73GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
73GWh
Average net flow
3.03GW 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

Average0.59GWImporting

In 14.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.98GWImporting

In 23.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 7.6 GWhPumped 10.5 GWh

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