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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 24 April 2019

On Wednesday 24 April, demand averaged 31.9 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

31.9GW AVERAGEWind8.11 GW25%Hydro0.23 GW1%Biomass1.24 GW4%Solar1.38 GW4%Gas12.30 GW38%Coal0.55 GW2%Imports2.46 GW8%Nuclear6.24 GW19%31.9GW AVERAGE25%38%8%19%
Price
£45.61/MWh
Day average £45.61
Demand31.9GW
Generation 30.0Transfers 1.9
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables30%
Other31%
Carbon intensityModerate
206g/kWh
0Day average 206300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 24 April 2019, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 25%. Demand peaked at 38.4 GW at 11:20. Carbon intensity averaged 206 g/kWh and the price £45.61/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.4 GW at 18:25. Solar generation peaked at 3.9 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (173 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (238 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £35.31/MWh at 04:30 to £56.51/MWh at 09:00. Gas made 41% 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 1.384.2%Wind 8.1124.9%Gas 12.3037.8%Hydro 0.230.7%Biomass 1.243.8%Nuclear 6.2419.2%Coal 0.551.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.9avgGeneration 30.0avgTransfers 1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.4GW · 11:20
Low 21.9 · 04:10Avg 31.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 30.0Transfers 1.9 GW
Net imports45GWh
In
54 Out
9
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 27%Solar 5%

Transfers · Wed 24 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 24 April 2019, Great Britain imported 54 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (20 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 24 Apr
Imported
54GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
45GWh
Average net flow
1.88GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.56GWImporting

In 13.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.84GWImporting

In 20.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.31GWExporting

In 1.5 GWhOut 8.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.79GWImporting

In 19.2 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 4.9 GWhPumped 5.2 GWh

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