All interconnectors
Fri 5 Apr- Imported
- 53GWh
- Exported
- 8GWh
- Net in
- 44GWh
- Average net flow
- 1.84GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 5 April 2019
On Friday 5 April, demand averaged 35.5 GW. Renewables supplied 34%.
Price
£43.38/MWh
Day average £43.38
Demand35.5GW
Generation 33.7Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables34%
Other31%
Carbon intensityModerate
190g/kWh
0Day average 190300
Key moments
On Friday 5 April 2019, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 29%. Demand peaked at 42.1 GW at 09:35. Carbon intensity averaged 190 g/kWh and the price £43.38/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.4 GW at 12:40. Solar generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (112 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (245 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £32.54/MWh at 02:00 to £59.27/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 36% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2019.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 1.403.9%Wind 10.4829.0%Gas 12.1933.7%Hydro 0.431.2%Biomass 2.206.1%Nuclear 6.4117.7%Coal 0.611.7%
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£35.89
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187 g
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Demand 27.5Generation 24.9Transfers 2.5
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Demand 35.5avgGeneration 33.7avgTransfers 1.8avg
Peak demand42.1GW · 09:35
Low 26.9 · 00:50Avg 35.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 33.7Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports44GWh
In53
Out8
Zero-carbon share56%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 31%Solar 4%
Transfers · Fri 5 Apr
Interconnectors and storage
On Friday 5 April 2019, Great Britain imported 53 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (19 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (8 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.52GWImporting
-2
-1
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In 12.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
-1
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage0.75GWImporting
-2
-1
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In 18.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.23GWExporting
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In 2.8 GWhOut 8.4 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.81GWImporting
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In 19.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.09GWPumping
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Generated 5.5 GWhPumped 7.7 GWh
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