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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 29 April 2018

On Sunday 29 April, demand averaged 30.7 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

30.7GW AVERAGEWind4.89 GW16%Hydro0.40 GW1%Biomass1.95 GW6%Solar0.95 GW3%Gas12.32 GW39%Coal0.71 GW2%Imports2.58 GW8%Nuclear7.47 GW24%30.7GW AVERAGE16%39%8%24%
Price
£52.60/MWh
Day average £52.60
Demand30.7GW
Generation 28.7Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables20%
Other38%
Carbon intensityModerate
231g/kWh
0Day average 231300
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Key moments

On Sunday 29 April 2018, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 36.8 GW at 17:50. Carbon intensity averaged 231 g/kWh and the price £52.60/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.5 GW at 18:25. Solar generation peaked at 3.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (175 g/kWh) and highest at 16:00 (247 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £43.03/MWh at 04:30 to £69.70/MWh at 17:30. 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 0.953.0%Wind 4.8915.6%Gas 12.3239.4%Hydro 0.401.3%Biomass 1.956.2%Nuclear 7.4723.9%Coal 0.712.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.7avgGeneration 28.7avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.8GW · 17:50
Low 22.7 · 05:45Avg 30.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 28.7Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports51GWh
In
54 Out
4
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 1%Wind 17%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sun 29 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 29 April 2018, Great Britain imported 54 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (26 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 29 Apr
Imported
54GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
51GWh
Average net flow
2.10GW 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

Average1.07GWImporting

In 25.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.07GWImporting

In 5.5 GWhOut 3.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.96GWImporting

In 23.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 7.7 GWhPumped 10.1 GWh

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