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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 16 April 2018

On Monday 16 April, demand averaged 33.8 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

33.8GW AVERAGEWind8.07 GW24%Hydro0.31 GW1%Biomass1.94 GW6%Solar1.86 GW5%Gas12.49 GW37%Coal0.08 GW0%Imports2.83 GW8%Nuclear6.62 GW19%33.8GW AVERAGE24%37%8%19%
Price
£47.28/MWh
Day average £47.28
Demand33.8GW
Generation 31.4Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables30%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
193g/kWh
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Key moments

On Monday 16 April 2018, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 40.0 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 193 g/kWh and the price £47.28/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.2 GW at 17:50. Solar generation peaked at 5.5 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (134 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (219 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £39.34/MWh at 14:30 to £69.66/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 40% 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 1.865.4%Wind 8.0723.6%Gas 12.4936.5%Hydro 0.310.9%Biomass 1.945.7%Nuclear 6.6219.3%Coal 0.080.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.8avgGeneration 31.4avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.0GW · 12:05
Low 24.1 · 00:55Avg 33.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 31.4Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports60GWh
In
61 Out
1
Zero-carbon share54%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 26%Solar 6%

Transfers · Mon 16 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 16 April 2018, Great Britain imported 61 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (33 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 16 Apr
Imported
61GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
60GWh
Average net flow
2.52GW 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

Average1.38GWImporting

In 33.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.24GWImporting

In 6.8 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.89GWImporting

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

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 6.5 GWhPumped 8.9 GWh

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