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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 3 April 2019

On Wednesday 3 April, demand averaged 36.5 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

36.5GW AVERAGEWind5.93 GW16%Hydro0.39 GW1%Biomass2.32 GW6%Solar1.41 GW4%Gas16.63 GW45%Coal0.65 GW2%Imports2.97 GW8%Nuclear6.42 GW17%36.5GW AVERAGE16%45%8%17%
Price
£45.29/MWh
Day average £45.29
Demand36.5GW
Generation 33.8Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables21%
Other32%
Carbon intensityModerate
238g/kWh
0Day average 238300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 3 April 2019, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 42.3 GW at 09:35. Carbon intensity averaged 238 g/kWh and the price £45.29/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.2 GW at 09:30. Solar generation peaked at 4.6 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:00 (195 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (283 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £31.94/MWh at 03:30 to £61.12/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 49% 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 1.413.8%Wind 5.9316.2%Gas 16.6345.3%Hydro 0.391.1%Biomass 2.326.3%Nuclear 6.4217.5%Coal 0.651.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.5avgGeneration 33.8avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.3GW · 09:35
Low 26.8 · 00:50Avg 36.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 33.8Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports63GWh
In
63 Out
0
Zero-carbon share42%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 18%Solar 4%

Transfers · Wed 3 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 3 April 2019, Great Britain imported 63 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 3 Apr
Imported
63GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
63GWh
Average net flow
2.62GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.64GWImporting

In 15.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.86GWImporting

In 20.8 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.52GWImporting

In 12.4 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.60GWImporting

In 14.6 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWGenerating

Generated 7.9 GWhPumped 6.0 GWh

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