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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 11 April 2019

On Thursday 11 April, demand averaged 35.0 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

35.0GW AVERAGEWind2.82 GW8%Hydro0.31 GW1%Biomass2.15 GW6%Solar2.67 GW7%Gas18.45 GW51%Coal0.77 GW2%Imports2.67 GW7%Nuclear6.15 GW17%35.0GW AVERAGE8%7%51%7%17%
Price
£41.58/MWh
Day average £41.58
Demand35.0GW
Generation 33.3Transfers 1.7
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables16%
Other30%
Carbon intensityHigh
274g/kWh
0Day average 274300
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Key moments

On Thursday 11 April 2019, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 41.5 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 274 g/kWh and the price £41.58/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 8.6 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (243 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (309 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £36.54/MWh at 04:30 to £50.48/MWh at 20:30. Gas made 55% 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 2.677.4%Wind 2.827.8%Gas 18.4551.3%Hydro 0.310.9%Biomass 2.156.0%Nuclear 6.1517.1%Coal 0.772.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.0avgGeneration 33.3avgTransfers 1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.5GW · 12:05
Low 26.4 · 04:30Avg 35.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 33.3Transfers 1.7 GW
Net imports42GWh
In
60 Out
18
Zero-carbon share36%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 8%Solar 8%

Transfers · Thu 11 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 11 April 2019, Great Britain imported 60 GWh and exported 18 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (24 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 11 Apr
Imported
60GWh
Exported
18GWh
Net in
42GWh
Average net flow
1.75GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.51GWImporting

In 12.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.98GWImporting

In 23.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.76GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.01GWImporting

In 24.3 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 4.1 GWhPumped 4.7 GWh

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