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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 16 April 2019

On Tuesday 16 April, demand averaged 34.5 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

34.5GW AVERAGEWind7.02 GW20%Hydro0.30 GW1%Biomass2.55 GW7%Solar1.23 GW4%Gas14.54 GW41%Coal0.53 GW2%Imports2.49 GW7%Nuclear6.40 GW18%34.5GW AVERAGE20%7%41%7%18%
Price
£48.94/MWh
Day average £48.94
Demand34.5GW
Generation 32.6Transfers 1.9
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables24%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
220g/kWh
0Day average 220300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 16 April 2019, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 40.2 GW at 11:50. Carbon intensity averaged 220 g/kWh and the price £48.94/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.7 GW at 00:10. Solar generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (117 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (270 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £35.80/MWh at 01:00 to £63.05/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 45% 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 1.233.5%Wind 7.0220.0%Gas 14.5441.5%Hydro 0.300.9%Biomass 2.557.3%Nuclear 6.4018.3%Coal 0.531.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.5avgGeneration 32.6avgTransfers 1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.2GW · 11:50
Low 25.9 · 04:30Avg 34.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 32.6Transfers 1.9 GW
Net imports40GWh
In
53 Out
14
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 22%Solar 4%

Transfers · Tue 16 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 16 April 2019, Great Britain imported 53 GWh and exported 14 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (22 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 16 Apr
Imported
53GWh
Exported
14GWh
Net in
40GWh
Average net flow
1.66GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.39GWImporting

In 9.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.53GWExporting

In 0.8 GWhOut 13.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.91GWImporting

In 21.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.25GWGenerating

Generated 6.3 GWhPumped 0.4 GWh

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