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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 18 April 2019

On Thursday 18 April, demand averaged 32.3 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

32.3GW AVERAGEWind6.54 GW20%Hydro0.21 GW1%Biomass2.34 GW7%Solar2.34 GW7%Gas11.89 GW36%Coal0.59 GW2%Imports2.47 GW8%Nuclear6.23 GW19%32.3GW AVERAGE20%7%7%36%8%19%
Price
£47.34/MWh
Day average £47.34
Demand32.3GW
Generation 30.1Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels36%
Renewables28%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
208g/kWh
0Day average 208300
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Key moments

On Thursday 18 April 2019, gas supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 38.4 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity averaged 208 g/kWh and the price £47.34/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.5 GW at 15:55. Solar generation peaked at 7.6 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (168 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (250 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £32.92/MWh at 14:30 to £65.69/MWh at 08:00. Gas made 39% 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 2.347.2%Wind 6.5420.1%Gas 11.8936.5%Hydro 0.210.6%Biomass 2.347.2%Nuclear 6.2319.1%Coal 0.591.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.3avgGeneration 30.1avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.4GW · 11:00
Low 24.5 · 03:55Avg 32.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 30.1Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports51GWh
In
54 Out
4
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 22%Solar 8%

Transfers · Thu 18 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 18 April 2019, Great Britain imported 54 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (22 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 18 Apr
Imported
54GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
51GWh
Average net flow
2.11GW 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

Average0.63GWImporting

In 15.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.06GWImporting

In 5.0 GWhOut 3.7 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

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 4.8 GWhPumped 4.6 GWh

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