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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 1 April 2019

On Monday 1 April, demand averaged 34.6 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

34.6GW AVERAGEWind6.81 GW19%Hydro0.42 GW1%Biomass2.26 GW6%Solar2.08 GW6%Gas13.94 GW39%Coal0.63 GW2%Imports3.04 GW9%Nuclear6.28 GW18%34.6GW AVERAGE19%39%9%18%
Price
£39.37/MWh
Day average £39.37
Demand34.6GW
Generation 32.4Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables26%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
214g/kWh
0Day average 214300
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Key moments

On Monday 1 April 2019, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 19%. Demand peaked at 41.0 GW at 09:30. Carbon intensity averaged 214 g/kWh and the price £39.37/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.2 GW at 12:15. Solar generation peaked at 7.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (158 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (279 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £31.85/MWh at 04:30 to £52.04/MWh at 08:00. Gas made 43% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2019.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.085.9%Wind 6.8119.2%Gas 13.9439.3%Hydro 0.421.2%Biomass 2.266.4%Nuclear 6.2817.7%Coal 0.631.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.6avgGeneration 32.4avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.0GW · 09:30
Low 24.6 · 00:50Avg 34.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 32.4Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports55GWh
In
69 Out
14
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 21%Solar 6%

Transfers · Mon 1 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 1 April 2019, Great Britain imported 69 GWh and exported 14 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (27 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 1 Apr
Imported
69GWh
Exported
14GWh
Net in
55GWh
Average net flow
2.31GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.11GWImporting

In 26.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.57GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 13.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.97GWImporting

In 23.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWPumping

Generated 3.7 GWhPumped 7.3 GWh

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