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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 14 April 2019

On Sunday 14 April, demand averaged 31.7 GW. Renewables supplied 39%.

31.7GW AVERAGEWind10.67 GW33%Hydro0.19 GW1%Biomass0.89 GW3%Solar1.57 GW5%Gas9.61 GW30%Coal0.12 GW0%Imports2.79 GW9%Nuclear6.20 GW19%31.7GW AVERAGE33%30%9%19%
Price
£41.31/MWh
Day average £41.31
Demand31.7GW
Generation 29.3Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables39%
Other31%
Carbon intensityModerate
165g/kWh
0Day average 165300
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Key moments

On Sunday 14 April 2019, wind supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 30%. Demand peaked at 37.2 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 165 g/kWh and the price £41.31/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.9 GW at 21:50. Solar generation peaked at 4.9 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (119 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (204 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £33.52/MWh at 02:30 to £51.88/MWh at 19:00. Wind made 36% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 22% across 2019.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.574.9%Wind 10.6733.3%Gas 9.6130.0%Hydro 0.190.6%Biomass 0.892.8%Nuclear 6.2019.3%Coal 0.120.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.7avgGeneration 29.3avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.2GW · 17:25
Low 24.8 · 04:50Avg 31.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 29.3Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports64GWh
In
64 Out
1
Zero-carbon share64%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 36%Solar 5%

Transfers · Sun 14 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 14 April 2019, Great Britain imported 64 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 14 Apr
Imported
64GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
64GWh
Average net flow
2.65GW 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

Average0.74GWImporting

In 18.5 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.54GWImporting

In 12.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.87GWImporting

In 20.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.21GWPumping

Generated 2.5 GWhPumped 7.6 GWh

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