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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 27 April 2018

On Friday 27 April, demand averaged 33.9 GW. Renewables supplied 9%.

33.9GW AVERAGEWind1.95 GW6%Hydro0.46 GW1%Biomass1.94 GW6%Solar0.81 GW2%Gas17.31 GW50%Coal1.96 GW6%Imports2.83 GW8%Nuclear7.39 GW21%33.9GW AVERAGE50%8%21%
Price
£50.98/MWh
Day average £50.98
Demand33.9GW
Generation 31.8Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables9%
Other35%
Carbon intensityHigh
306g/kWh
0Day average 306300
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Key moments

On Friday 27 April 2018, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 40.2 GW at 12:15. Carbon intensity averaged 306 g/kWh and the price £50.98/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.0 GW at 16:00. Solar generation peaked at 2.5 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (249 g/kWh) and highest at 08:30 (344 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £38.35/MWh at 00:00 to £67.98/MWh at 10:00. Gas made 54% 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 0.812.3%Wind 1.955.6%Gas 17.3149.9%Hydro 0.461.3%Biomass 1.945.6%Nuclear 7.3921.3%Coal 1.965.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.9avgGeneration 31.8avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.2GW · 12:15
Low 23.8 · 03:55Avg 33.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 31.8Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports52GWh
In
60 Out
8
Zero-carbon share33%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 6%Solar 3%

Transfers · Fri 27 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 27 April 2018, Great Britain imported 60 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (36 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 27 Apr
Imported
60GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
52GWh
Average net flow
2.16GW 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

Average1.48GWImporting

In 35.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.27GWExporting

In 1.7 GWhOut 8.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 7.8 GWhPumped 9.0 GWh

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