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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 22 April 2019

On Monday 22 April, demand averaged 27.5 GW. Renewables supplied 34%.

27.5GW AVERAGEWind6.75 GW24%Hydro0.17 GW1%Biomass1.12 GW4%Solar2.56 GW9%Gas8.88 GW32%Coal0.04 GW0%Imports2.16 GW8%Nuclear6.22 GW22%27.5GW AVERAGE24%9%32%8%22%
Price
£38.23/MWh
Day average £38.23
Demand27.5GW
Generation 25.7Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables34%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
165g/kWh
0Day average 165300
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Key moments

On Monday 22 April 2019, gas supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 32.6 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 165 g/kWh and the price £38.23/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.3 GW at 14:55. Solar generation peaked at 8.2 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (112 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (202 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £23.03/MWh at 13:30 to £55.38/MWh at 21:00. Gas made 34% 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 2.569.2%Wind 6.7524.2%Gas 8.8831.8%Hydro 0.170.6%Biomass 1.124.0%Nuclear 6.2222.3%Coal 0.040.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.5avgGeneration 25.7avgTransfers 1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.6GW · 11:30
Low 20.7 · 04:45Avg 27.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 25.7Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports45GWh
In
47 Out
2
Zero-carbon share61%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 1%Wind 26%Solar 10%

Transfers · Mon 22 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 22 April 2019, Great Britain imported 47 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Belgium (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 22 Apr
Imported
47GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
45GWh
Average net flow
1.86GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.58GWImporting

In 14.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.56GWImporting

In 13.6 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.28GWImporting

In 7.5 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.44GWImporting

In 11.5 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 5.2 GWhPumped 6.5 GWh

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