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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 26 April 2018

On Thursday 26 April, demand averaged 33.0 GW. Renewables supplied 38%.

33.0GW AVERAGEWind10.06 GW30%Hydro0.44 GW1%Biomass1.50 GW4%Solar2.26 GW7%Gas9.41 GW28%Coal0.16 GW0%Imports2.77 GW8%Nuclear7.32 GW22%33.0GW AVERAGE30%28%8%22%
Price
£46.58/MWh
Day average £46.58
Demand33.0GW
Generation 31.2Transfers 1.9
Fossil fuels28%
Renewables38%
Other34%
Carbon intensityLow
156g/kWh
0Day average 156300
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Key moments

On Thursday 26 April 2018, wind supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 28%. Demand peaked at 39.2 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 156 g/kWh and the price £46.58/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.6 GW at 12:50. Solar generation peaked at 6.9 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (113 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (257 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £39.13/MWh at 23:00 to £57.63/MWh at 20:30. Wind made 32% 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 2.266.7%Wind 10.0629.7%Gas 9.4127.7%Hydro 0.441.3%Biomass 1.504.4%Nuclear 7.3221.6%Coal 0.160.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.0avgGeneration 31.2avgTransfers 1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.2GW · 12:05
Low 23.4 · 04:30Avg 33.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 31.2Transfers 1.9 GW
Net imports49GWh
In
60 Out
11
Zero-carbon share64%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 32%Solar 7%

Transfers · Thu 26 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 26 April 2018, Great Britain imported 60 GWh and exported 11 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (33 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 26 Apr
Imported
60GWh
Exported
11GWh
Net in
49GWh
Average net flow
2.04GW 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

Average1.38GWImporting

In 33.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.24GWExporting

In 5.1 GWhOut 10.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWPumping

Generated 6.7 GWhPumped 11.2 GWh

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