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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 30 April 2018

On Monday 30 April, demand averaged 35.1 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

35.1GW AVERAGEWind7.43 GW21%Hydro0.40 GW1%Biomass1.92 GW5%Solar1.72 GW5%Gas12.92 GW36%Coal1.28 GW4%Imports2.74 GW8%Nuclear7.46 GW21%35.1GW AVERAGE21%36%8%21%
Price
£51.56/MWh
Day average £51.56
Demand35.1GW
Generation 33.1Transfers 1.9
Fossil fuels36%
Renewables27%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
221g/kWh
0Day average 221300
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Key moments

On Monday 30 April 2018, gas supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 42.6 GW at 11:35. Carbon intensity averaged 221 g/kWh and the price £51.56/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.8 GW at 09:30. Solar generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (166 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (270 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £38.44/MWh at 05:00 to £70.69/MWh at 20:30. Gas made 39% 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 1.724.8%Wind 7.4320.7%Gas 12.9236.0%Hydro 0.401.1%Biomass 1.925.4%Nuclear 7.4620.8%Coal 1.283.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.1avgGeneration 33.1avgTransfers 1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.6GW · 11:35
Low 23.7 · 00:55Avg 35.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 33.1Transfers 1.9 GW
Net imports48GWh
In
58 Out
10
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 22%Solar 5%

Transfers · Mon 30 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 30 April 2018, Great Britain imported 58 GWh and exported 10 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 30 Apr
Imported
58GWh
Exported
10GWh
Net in
48GWh
Average net flow
2.00GW 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

Average1.45GWImporting

In 34.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.39GWExporting

In 0.9 GWhOut 10.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.94GWImporting

In 22.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 7.5 GWhPumped 9.2 GWh

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