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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 8 April 2019

On Monday 8 April, demand averaged 34.3 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

34.3GW AVERAGEWind5.64 GW16%Hydro0.39 GW1%Biomass2.51 GW7%Solar1.45 GW4%Gas15.74 GW45%Coal0.66 GW2%Imports2.21 GW6%Nuclear6.40 GW18%34.3GW AVERAGE16%7%45%18%
Price
£48.16/MWh
Day average £48.16
Demand34.3GW
Generation 32.8Transfers 1.5
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables21%
Other32%
Carbon intensityModerate
245g/kWh
0Day average 245300
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Key moments

On Monday 8 April 2019, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 40.7 GW at 11:05. Carbon intensity averaged 245 g/kWh and the price £48.16/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.7 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (192 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (283 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £37.79/MWh at 15:00 to £66.15/MWh at 09:30. 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 1.454.1%Wind 5.6416.1%Gas 15.7445.0%Hydro 0.391.1%Biomass 2.517.2%Nuclear 6.4018.3%Coal 0.661.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.3avgGeneration 32.8avgTransfers 1.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.7GW · 11:05
Low 24.4 · 00:50Avg 34.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 32.8Transfers 1.5 GW
Net imports40GWh
In
51 Out
11
Zero-carbon share42%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 17%Solar 4%

Transfers · Mon 8 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 8 April 2019, Great Britain imported 51 GWh and exported 11 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (23 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 8 Apr
Imported
51GWh
Exported
11GWh
Net in
40GWh
Average net flow
1.66GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.15GWImporting

In 3.6 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

Average0.39GWExporting

In 2.1 GWhOut 11.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.96GWImporting

In 23.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.20GWPumping

Generated 1.9 GWhPumped 6.6 GWh

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