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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 24 April 2018

On Tuesday 24 April, demand averaged 33.3 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

33.3GW AVERAGEWind7.84 GW23%Hydro0.36 GW1%Biomass1.74 GW5%Solar0.83 GW2%Gas13.54 GW40%Coal0.11 GW0%Imports2.78 GW8%Nuclear6.98 GW20%33.3GW AVERAGE23%40%8%20%
Price
£44.86/MWh
Day average £44.86
Demand33.3GW
Generation 31.4Transfers 1.9
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables26%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
198g/kWh
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Key moments

On Tuesday 24 April 2018, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 23%. Demand peaked at 39.9 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 198 g/kWh and the price £44.86/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.8 GW at 01:10. Solar generation peaked at 2.9 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (104 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (269 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £22.27/MWh at 04:30 to £74.29/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 43% 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 0.832.4%Wind 7.8422.9%Gas 13.5439.6%Hydro 0.361.0%Biomass 1.745.1%Nuclear 6.9820.4%Coal 0.110.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.3avgGeneration 31.4avgTransfers 1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.9GW · 17:20
Low 22.8 · 04:10Avg 33.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 31.4Transfers 1.9 GW
Net imports48GWh
In
57 Out
9
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 25%Solar 3%

Transfers · Tue 24 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 24 April 2018, Great Britain imported 57 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (33 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 24 Apr
Imported
57GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
48GWh
Average net flow
1.99GW 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

Average1.39GWImporting

In 33.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.28GWExporting

In 2.5 GWhOut 9.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 9.7 GWhPumped 11.9 GWh

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