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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 19 April 2018

On Thursday 19 April, demand averaged 32.9 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

32.9GW AVERAGEWind4.01 GW12%Hydro0.44 GW1%Biomass1.67 GW5%Solar2.77 GW8%Gas14.90 GW44%Coal0.42 GW1%Imports2.78 GW8%Nuclear6.90 GW20%32.9GW AVERAGE12%8%44%8%20%
Price
£52.27/MWh
Day average £52.27
Demand32.9GW
Generation 31.1Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables21%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
230g/kWh
0Day average 230300
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Key moments

On Thursday 19 April 2018, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 39.3 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 230 g/kWh and the price £52.27/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.9 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 8.7 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (132 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (310 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £33.83/MWh at 00:30 to £67.79/MWh at 20:30. Gas made 48% 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 2.778.2%Wind 4.0111.8%Gas 14.9044.0%Hydro 0.441.3%Biomass 1.674.9%Nuclear 6.9020.3%Coal 0.421.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.9avgGeneration 31.1avgTransfers 1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.3GW · 12:00
Low 22.7 · 03:40Avg 32.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 31.1Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports43GWh
In
56 Out
13
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 13%Solar 9%

Transfers · Thu 19 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 19 April 2018, Great Britain imported 56 GWh and exported 13 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 19 Apr
Imported
56GWh
Exported
13GWh
Net in
43GWh
Average net flow
1.79GW 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

Average1.45GWImporting

In 34.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.50GWExporting

In 1.5 GWhOut 13.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.84GWImporting

In 20.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 10.5 GWhPumped 10.2 GWh

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