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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 23 April 2018

On Monday 23 April, demand averaged 31.9 GW. Renewables supplied 38%.

31.9GW AVERAGEWind10.39 GW32%Hydro0.32 GW1%Biomass1.66 GW5%Solar1.66 GW5%Gas9.04 GW28%Imports2.52 GW8%Nuclear6.97 GW21%31.9GW AVERAGE32%28%8%21%
Price
£42.86/MWh
Day average £42.86
Demand31.9GW
Generation 30.0Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels28%
Renewables38%
Other34%
Carbon intensityLow
146g/kWh
0Day average 146300
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Key moments

On Monday 23 April 2018, wind supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 28%. Demand peaked at 38.2 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 146 g/kWh and the price £42.86/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.6 GW at 21:10. Solar generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (102 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (182 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £17.81/MWh at 04:00 to £56.98/MWh at 19:30. Wind made 35% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 19% across 2018.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.665.1%Wind 10.3931.9%Gas 9.0427.8%Hydro 0.321.0%Biomass 1.665.1%Nuclear 6.9721.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.9avgGeneration 30.0avgTransfers 1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.2GW · 11:30
Low 21.4 · 03:25Avg 31.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 30.0Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports48GWh
In
53 Out
5
Zero-carbon share64%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 35%Solar 6%

Transfers · Mon 23 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 23 April 2018, Great Britain imported 53 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (33 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 23 Apr
Imported
53GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
48GWh
Average net flow
2.01GW 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

Average1.36GWImporting

In 32.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.15GWExporting

In 1.2 GWhOut 4.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWPumping

Generated 7.5 GWhPumped 11.6 GWh

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