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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 28 April 2018

On Saturday 28 April, demand averaged 31.1 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

31.1GW AVERAGEWind2.40 GW8%Hydro0.43 GW1%Biomass1.70 GW5%Solar0.97 GW3%Gas14.20 GW45%Coal1.40 GW4%Imports2.99 GW9%Nuclear7.46 GW24%31.1GW AVERAGE8%45%9%24%
Price
£56.11/MWh
Day average £56.11
Demand31.1GW
Generation 28.6Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables12%
Other39%
Carbon intensityHigh
274g/kWh
0Day average 274300
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Key moments

On Saturday 28 April 2018, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 36.2 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 274 g/kWh and the price £56.11/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.1 GW at 21:35. Solar generation peaked at 2.7 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (228 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (302 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £44.53/MWh at 04:30 to £72.20/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 50% 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 0.973.1%Wind 2.407.6%Gas 14.2045.0%Hydro 0.431.4%Biomass 1.705.4%Nuclear 7.4623.7%Coal 1.404.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.1avgGeneration 28.6avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.2GW · 12:05
Low 23.5 · 04:20Avg 31.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 28.6Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports61GWh
In
64 Out
3
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 1%Wind 8%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sat 28 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 28 April 2018, Great Britain imported 64 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 28 Apr
Imported
64GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
61GWh
Average net flow
2.53GW 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

Average1.46GWImporting

In 35.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWImporting

In 5.1 GWhOut 3.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.99GWImporting

In 23.7 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 7.9 GWhPumped 9.0 GWh

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