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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 9 April 2019

On Tuesday 9 April, demand averaged 35.0 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

35.0GW AVERAGEWind7.70 GW22%Hydro0.34 GW1%Biomass2.57 GW7%Solar1.20 GW3%Gas14.98 GW42%Coal0.62 GW2%Imports2.05 GW6%Nuclear6.33 GW18%35.0GW AVERAGE22%7%42%18%
Price
£44.19/MWh
Day average £44.19
Demand35.0GW
Generation 33.7Transfers 1.2
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables26%
Other31%
Carbon intensityModerate
227g/kWh
0Day average 227300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 9 April 2019, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 22%. Demand peaked at 40.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 227 g/kWh and the price £44.19/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.7 GW at 11:00. Solar generation peaked at 3.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (186 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (258 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £37.96/MWh at 23:30 to £49.15/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 44% 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 1.203.3%Wind 7.7021.5%Gas 14.9841.8%Hydro 0.340.9%Biomass 2.577.2%Nuclear 6.3317.7%Coal 0.621.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.0avgGeneration 33.7avgTransfers 1.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.8GW · 12:30
Low 25.3 · 03:55Avg 35.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 33.7Transfers 1.2 GW
Net imports32GWh
In
46 Out
15
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 23%Solar 4%

Transfers · Tue 9 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 9 April 2019, Great Britain imported 46 GWh and exported 15 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (22 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 9 Apr
Imported
46GWh
Exported
15GWh
Net in
32GWh
Average net flow
1.32GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.11GWImporting

In 2.7 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

Average0.61GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 14.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 2.8 GWhPumped 5.3 GWh

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