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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 7 April 2019

On Sunday 7 April, demand averaged 30.9 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

30.9GW AVERAGEWind5.40 GW17%Hydro0.37 GW1%Biomass1.36 GW4%Solar1.12 GW4%Gas13.45 GW43%Coal0.11 GW0%Imports3.00 GW10%Nuclear6.40 GW20%30.9GW AVERAGE17%43%10%20%
Price
£49.41/MWh
Day average £49.41
Demand30.9GW
Generation 28.2Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables22%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
219g/kWh
0Day average 219300
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Key moments

On Sunday 7 April 2019, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 36.0 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity averaged 219 g/kWh and the price £49.41/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.4 GW at 11:45. Solar generation peaked at 4.3 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (192 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (255 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £39.33/MWh at 06:30 to £61.51/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 48% 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 1.123.6%Wind 5.4017.3%Gas 13.4543.1%Hydro 0.371.2%Biomass 1.364.4%Nuclear 6.4020.5%Coal 0.110.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.9avgGeneration 28.2avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.0GW · 13:00
Low 24.1 · 04:55Avg 30.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 28.2Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports65GWh
In
67 Out
2
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 19%Solar 4%

Transfers · Sun 7 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 7 April 2019, Great Britain imported 67 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (23 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 7 Apr
Imported
67GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
65GWh
Average net flow
2.72GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.77GWImporting

In 18.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.94GWImporting

In 22.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.06GWImporting

In 3.3 GWhOut 2.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 4.6 GWhPumped 5.3 GWh

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