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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 22 April 2018

On Sunday 22 April, demand averaged 28.1 GW. Renewables supplied 32%.

28.1GW AVERAGEWind6.84 GW24%Hydro0.34 GW1%Biomass1.70 GW6%Solar1.97 GW7%Gas8.19 GW29%Imports2.51 GW9%Nuclear6.95 GW24%28.1GW AVERAGE24%29%9%24%
Price
£46.87/MWh
Day average £46.87
Demand28.1GW
Generation 26.0Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels29%
Renewables32%
Other39%
Carbon intensityLow
159g/kWh
0Day average 159300
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Key moments

On Sunday 22 April 2018, gas supplied 29% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 33.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 159 g/kWh and the price £46.87/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.0 GW at 23:35. Solar generation peaked at 5.9 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (118 g/kWh) and highest at 04:30 (193 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £36.97/MWh at 01:00 to £62.71/MWh at 20:30. Gas made 32% 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 1.976.9%Wind 6.8424.0%Gas 8.1928.7%Hydro 0.341.2%Biomass 1.706.0%Nuclear 6.9524.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.1avgGeneration 26.0avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.7GW · 12:30
Low 20.5 · 04:25Avg 28.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 26.0Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports52GWh
In
53 Out
1
Zero-carbon share62%of generation
Nuclear 27%Hydro 1%Wind 26%Solar 8%

Transfers · Sun 22 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 22 April 2018, Great Britain imported 53 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (32 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 22 Apr
Imported
53GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
52GWh
Average net flow
2.19GW 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

Average1.33GWImporting

In 31.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.09GWImporting

In 2.8 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.77GWImporting

In 18.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 7.1 GWhPumped 7.9 GWh

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