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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 15 April 2019

On Monday 15 April, demand averaged 34.9 GW. Renewables supplied 42%.

34.9GW AVERAGEWind12.24 GW35%Hydro0.22 GW1%Biomass2.07 GW6%Solar2.38 GW7%Gas8.59 GW24%Coal0.92 GW3%Imports2.63 GW7%Nuclear6.19 GW18%34.9GW AVERAGE35%24%7%18%
Price
£40.31/MWh
Day average £40.31
Demand34.9GW
Generation 32.6Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels24%
Renewables42%
Other31%
Carbon intensityModerate
163g/kWh
0Day average 163300
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Key moments

On Monday 15 April 2019, wind supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 24%. Demand peaked at 41.9 GW at 10:00. Carbon intensity averaged 163 g/kWh and the price £40.31/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.6 GW at 15:15. Solar generation peaked at 8.1 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (121 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (219 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £31.07/MWh at 02:30 to £49.97/MWh at 20:00. Wind made 38% 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 2.386.7%Wind 12.2434.7%Gas 8.5924.4%Hydro 0.220.6%Biomass 2.075.9%Nuclear 6.1917.6%Coal 0.922.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.9avgGeneration 32.6avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.9GW · 10:00
Low 25.3 · 00:55Avg 34.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 32.6Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports61GWh
In
62 Out
0
Zero-carbon share64%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 38%Solar 7%

Transfers · Mon 15 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 15 April 2019, Great Britain imported 62 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 15 Apr
Imported
62GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
61GWh
Average net flow
2.56GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.50GWImporting

In 11.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.81GWImporting

In 19.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.42GWImporting

In 10.4 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.83GWImporting

In 19.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.24GWPumping

Generated 1.6 GWhPumped 7.3 GWh

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