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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 17 April 2019

On Wednesday 17 April, demand averaged 33.3 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

33.3GW AVERAGEWind4.95 GW15%Hydro0.22 GW1%Biomass2.07 GW6%Solar2.31 GW7%Gas14.33 GW42%Coal0.85 GW3%Imports2.62 GW8%Nuclear6.39 GW19%33.3GW AVERAGE15%42%8%19%
Price
£47.03/MWh
Day average £47.03
Demand33.3GW
Generation 31.1Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables22%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
239g/kWh
0Day average 239300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 17 April 2019, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 39.4 GW at 11:10. Carbon intensity averaged 239 g/kWh and the price £47.03/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.1 GW at 21:15. Solar generation peaked at 7.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (188 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (286 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £35.85/MWh at 04:30 to £63.07/MWh at 08:30. Gas made 46% 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 2.316.8%Wind 4.9514.7%Gas 14.3342.5%Hydro 0.220.7%Biomass 2.076.1%Nuclear 6.3918.9%Coal 0.852.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.3avgGeneration 31.1avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.4GW · 11:10
Low 25.4 · 04:40Avg 33.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 31.1Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports54GWh
In
58 Out
4
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 16%Solar 7%

Transfers · Wed 17 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 17 April 2019, Great Britain imported 58 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (24 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 17 Apr
Imported
58GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
54GWh
Average net flow
2.26GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.35GWImporting

In 8.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.02GWExporting

In 3.1 GWhOut 3.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.98GWImporting

In 23.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 5.0 GWhPumped 6.0 GWh

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