All interconnectors
Tue 17 Apr- Imported
- 57GWh
- Exported
- 2GWh
- Net in
- 55GWh
- Average net flow
- 2.29GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 17 April 2018
On Tuesday 17 April, demand averaged 33.9 GW. Renewables supplied 40%.
Price
£41.95/MWh
Day average £41.95
Demand33.9GW
Generation 31.8Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels28%
Renewables40%
Other32%
Carbon intensityLow
151g/kWh
0Day average 151300
Key moments
On Tuesday 17 April 2018, wind supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 28%. Demand peaked at 40.0 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 151 g/kWh and the price £41.95/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.9 GW at 13:00. Solar generation peaked at 3.8 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (105 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (191 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £21.78/MWh at 02:30 to £54.83/MWh at 20:00. Wind made 39% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 19% across 2018.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 1.103.2%Wind 12.2935.6%Gas 9.7028.1%Hydro 0.310.9%Biomass 1.684.9%Nuclear 6.7419.6%
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Demand 25.9Generation 24.0Transfers 1.9
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Demand 33.9avgGeneration 31.8avgTransfers 2.0avg
Peak demand40.0GW · 17:20
Low 23.9 · 04:25Avg 33.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 31.8Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports55GWh
In57
Out2
Zero-carbon share64%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 39%Solar 3%
Transfers · Tue 17 Apr
Interconnectors and storage
On Tuesday 17 April 2018, Great Britain imported 57 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (32 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-3
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-1
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-3
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-1
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage1.32GWImporting
-3
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-1
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In 31.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.18GWImporting
-3
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In 6.3 GWhOut 2.0 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.79GWImporting
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In 19.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.25GWPumping
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Generated 6.6 GWhPumped 12.5 GWh
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