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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 25 April 2018

On Wednesday 25 April, demand averaged 33.0 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

33.0GW AVERAGEWind8.41 GW25%Hydro0.42 GW1%Biomass1.47 GW4%Solar2.11 GW6%Gas11.11 GW33%Imports2.76 GW8%Nuclear7.22 GW22%33.0GW AVERAGE25%33%8%22%
Price
£44.87/MWh
Day average £44.87
Demand33.0GW
Generation 30.7Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables33%
Other34%
Carbon intensityLow
174g/kWh
0Day average 174300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 25 April 2018, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 25%. Demand peaked at 39.1 GW at 12:10. Carbon intensity averaged 174 g/kWh and the price £44.87/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.9 GW at 15:05. Solar generation peaked at 6.2 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 15:00 (135 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (207 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £38.75/MWh at 00:30 to £55.16/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 36% 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 2.116.3%Wind 8.4125.1%Gas 11.1133.2%Hydro 0.421.3%Biomass 1.474.4%Nuclear 7.2221.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.0avgGeneration 30.7avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.1GW · 12:10
Low 23.1 · 03:55Avg 33.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 30.7Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports59GWh
In
60 Out
1
Zero-carbon share59%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 27%Solar 7%

Transfers · Wed 25 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 25 April 2018, Great Britain imported 60 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 25 Apr
Imported
60GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
59GWh
Average net flow
2.45GW 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

Average1.44GWImporting

In 34.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.16GWImporting

In 4.6 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.8 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 6.1 GWhPumped 9.6 GWh

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