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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 6 April 2019

On Saturday 6 April, demand averaged 31.8 GW. Renewables supplied 19%.

31.8GW AVERAGEWind4.29 GW13%Hydro0.40 GW1%Biomass1.41 GW4%Solar1.49 GW5%Gas14.79 GW46%Coal0.09 GW0%Imports3.24 GW10%Nuclear6.40 GW20%31.8GW AVERAGE13%46%10%20%
Price
£50.78/MWh
Day average £50.78
Demand31.8GW
Generation 28.9Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables19%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
232g/kWh
0Day average 232300
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Key moments

On Saturday 6 April 2019, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 36.6 GW at 11:15. Carbon intensity averaged 232 g/kWh and the price £50.78/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.8 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 5.1 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (189 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (258 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £34.74/MWh at 00:30 to £66.55/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 51% 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 1.494.6%Wind 4.2913.4%Gas 14.7946.1%Hydro 0.401.2%Biomass 1.414.4%Nuclear 6.4019.9%Coal 0.090.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.8avgGeneration 28.9avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.6GW · 11:15
Low 25.2 · 04:55Avg 31.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 28.9Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports69GWh
In
72 Out
3
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 15%Solar 5%

Transfers · Sat 6 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 6 April 2019, Great Britain imported 72 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (22 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 6 Apr
Imported
72GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
69GWh
Average net flow
2.88GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.13GWImporting

In 6.3 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 5.5 GWhPumped 5.2 GWh

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