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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 13 April 2019

On Saturday 13 April, demand averaged 32.1 GW. Renewables supplied 36%.

32.1GW AVERAGEWind9.16 GW28%Hydro0.22 GW1%Biomass0.47 GW1%Solar2.25 GW7%Gas11.09 GW34%Coal0.04 GW0%Imports2.87 GW9%Nuclear6.25 GW19%32.1GW AVERAGE28%34%9%19%
Price
£43.16/MWh
Day average £43.16
Demand32.1GW
Generation 29.5Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables36%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
181g/kWh
0Day average 181300
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Key moments

On Saturday 13 April 2019, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 28%. Demand peaked at 36.9 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity averaged 181 g/kWh and the price £43.16/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.0 GW at 21:10. Solar generation peaked at 6.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (140 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (213 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £37.91/MWh at 11:00 to £52.31/MWh at 08:30. Gas made 38% 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 2.256.9%Wind 9.1628.3%Gas 11.0934.3%Hydro 0.220.7%Biomass 0.471.5%Nuclear 6.2519.3%Coal 0.040.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.1avgGeneration 29.5avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.9GW · 10:30
Low 25.6 · 04:50Avg 32.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 29.5Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports66GWh
In
66 Out
0
Zero-carbon share61%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 31%Solar 8%

Transfers · Sat 13 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 13 April 2019, Great Britain imported 66 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 13 Apr
Imported
66GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
66GWh
Average net flow
2.75GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.52GWImporting

In 12.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.83GWImporting

In 19.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.56GWImporting

In 13.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWPumping

Generated 2.9 GWhPumped 7.2 GWh

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