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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 2 April 2019

On Tuesday 2 April, demand averaged 35.9 GW. Renewables supplied 15%.

35.9GW AVERAGEWind3.81 GW11%Hydro0.40 GW1%Biomass2.12 GW6%Solar1.26 GW3%Gas18.05 GW50%Coal0.71 GW2%Imports3.42 GW9%Nuclear6.39 GW18%35.9GW AVERAGE11%50%9%18%
Price
£38.46/MWh
Day average £38.46
Demand35.9GW
Generation 32.7Transfers 3.2
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables15%
Other33%
Carbon intensityHigh
262g/kWh
0Day average 262300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 2 April 2019, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 42.6 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity averaged 262 g/kWh and the price £38.46/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.1 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 4.6 GW at 14:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (204 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (294 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £32.29/MWh at 15:00 to £50.20/MWh at 08:00. Gas made 55% 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 1.263.5%Wind 3.8110.5%Gas 18.0549.9%Hydro 0.401.1%Biomass 2.125.9%Nuclear 6.3917.7%Coal 0.712.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.9avgGeneration 32.7avgTransfers 3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.6GW · 13:00
Low 25.6 · 00:55Avg 35.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 32.7Transfers 3.2 GW
Net imports78GWh
In
79 Out
1
Zero-carbon share36%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 12%Solar 4%

Transfers · Tue 2 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 2 April 2019, Great Britain imported 79 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (24 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 2 Apr
Imported
79GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
78GWh
Average net flow
3.26GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.97GWImporting

In 23.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.36GWImporting

In 9.4 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.01GWImporting

In 24.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 3.3 GWhPumped 5.3 GWh

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