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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 12 April 2019

On Friday 12 April, demand averaged 34.8 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

34.8GW AVERAGEWind5.26 GW15%Hydro0.29 GW1%Biomass1.14 GW3%Solar1.76 GW5%Gas17.16 GW49%Coal0.60 GW2%Imports2.68 GW8%Nuclear6.22 GW18%34.8GW AVERAGE15%49%8%18%
Price
£43.50/MWh
Day average £43.50
Demand34.8GW
Generation 32.4Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables21%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
253g/kWh
0Day average 253300
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Key moments

On Friday 12 April 2019, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 41.4 GW at 09:30. Carbon intensity averaged 253 g/kWh and the price £43.50/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.2 GW at 22:15. Solar generation peaked at 5.9 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (190 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (291 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £37.64/MWh at 02:00 to £57.89/MWh at 08:30. Gas made 53% 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 1.765.0%Wind 5.2615.0%Gas 17.1648.9%Hydro 0.290.8%Biomass 1.143.2%Nuclear 6.2217.7%Coal 0.601.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.8avgGeneration 32.4avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.4GW · 09:30
Low 26.1 · 03:55Avg 34.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 32.4Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports60GWh
In
62 Out
2
Zero-carbon share42%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 16%Solar 5%

Transfers · Fri 12 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 12 April 2019, Great Britain imported 62 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

Fri 12 Apr
Imported
62GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
60GWh
Average net flow
2.48GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.52GWImporting

In 12.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWImporting

In 4.0 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.97GWImporting

In 23.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 2.5 GWhPumped 4.3 GWh

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