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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 10 April 2019

On Wednesday 10 April, demand averaged 34.7 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

34.7GW AVERAGEWind4.83 GW14%Hydro0.37 GW1%Biomass1.55 GW4%Solar2.47 GW7%Gas16.68 GW47%Coal0.59 GW2%Imports2.86 GW8%Nuclear6.19 GW17%34.7GW AVERAGE14%47%8%17%
Price
£46.98/MWh
Day average £46.98
Demand34.7GW
Generation 32.7Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables22%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
247g/kWh
0Day average 247300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 10 April 2019, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 41.8 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 247 g/kWh and the price £46.98/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.0 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 8.4 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (186 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (293 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £37.68/MWh at 00:00 to £65.20/MWh at 20:00. 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 2.477.0%Wind 4.8313.6%Gas 16.6846.9%Hydro 0.371.0%Biomass 1.554.4%Nuclear 6.1917.4%Coal 0.591.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.7avgGeneration 32.7avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.8GW · 12:00
Low 26.0 · 00:50Avg 34.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 32.7Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports45GWh
In
62 Out
16
Zero-carbon share42%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 15%Solar 8%

Transfers · Wed 10 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 10 April 2019, Great Britain imported 62 GWh and exported 16 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (24 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (16 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 10 Apr
Imported
62GWh
Exported
16GWh
Net in
45GWh
Average net flow
1.89GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.60GWImporting

In 14.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.97GWImporting

In 23.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.68GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 16.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.00GWImporting

In 23.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWGenerating

Generated 6.8 GWhPumped 3.6 GWh

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