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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 19 April 2019

On Friday 19 April, demand averaged 28.6 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

28.6GW AVERAGEWind4.40 GW15%Hydro0.18 GW1%Biomass1.09 GW4%Solar2.71 GW9%Gas12.50 GW43%Imports2.06 GW7%Nuclear6.13 GW21%28.6GW AVERAGE15%9%43%7%21%
Price
£44.98/MWh
Day average £44.98
Demand28.6GW
Generation 27.0Transfers 1.6
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables25%
Other32%
Carbon intensityModerate
205g/kWh
0Day average 205300
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Key moments

On Friday 19 April 2019, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 33.5 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity averaged 205 g/kWh and the price £44.98/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.2 GW at 00:50. Solar generation peaked at 8.5 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:00 (147 g/kWh) and highest at 22:00 (261 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £33.75/MWh at 05:30 to £61.79/MWh at 21:00. 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 2.719.3%Wind 4.4015.1%Gas 12.5043.0%Hydro 0.180.6%Biomass 1.093.7%Nuclear 6.1321.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.6avgGeneration 27.0avgTransfers 1.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.5GW · 10:30
Low 22.7 · 04:50Avg 28.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 27.0Transfers 1.6 GW
Net imports39GWh
In
45 Out
6
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 16%Solar 10%

Transfers · Fri 19 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 19 April 2019, Great Britain imported 45 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (16 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 19 Apr
Imported
45GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
39GWh
Average net flow
1.63GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.48GWImporting

In 11.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.68GWImporting

In 16.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWExporting

In 3.5 GWhOut 5.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.55GWImporting

In 13.6 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 4.6 GWhPumped 5.7 GWh

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