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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 4 April 2019

On Thursday 4 April, demand averaged 37.2 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

37.2GW AVERAGEWind9.57 GW25%Hydro0.38 GW1%Biomass2.31 GW6%Solar1.14 GW3%Gas14.64 GW39%Coal0.59 GW2%Imports2.66 GW7%Nuclear6.40 GW17%37.2GW AVERAGE25%39%7%17%
Price
£42.29/MWh
Day average £42.29
Demand37.2GW
Generation 35.0Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables29%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
211g/kWh
0Day average 211300
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Key moments

On Thursday 4 April 2019, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 25%. Demand peaked at 43.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 211 g/kWh and the price £42.29/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.1 GW at 17:35. Solar generation peaked at 3.8 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (114 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (263 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £33.99/MWh at 03:00 to £60.19/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 42% 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 1.143.0%Wind 9.5725.4%Gas 14.6438.8%Hydro 0.381.0%Biomass 2.316.1%Nuclear 6.4017.0%Coal 0.591.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.2avgGeneration 35.0avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.8GW · 12:30
Low 27.2 · 00:55Avg 37.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 35.0Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports56GWh
In
61 Out
6
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 27%Solar 3%

Transfers · Thu 4 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 4 April 2019, Great Britain imported 61 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (20 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 4 Apr
Imported
61GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
56GWh
Average net flow
2.32GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.66GWImporting

In 15.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.02GWImporting

In 6.1 GWhOut 5.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.3 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWPumping

Generated 2.4 GWhPumped 6.8 GWh

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