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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 25 April 2019

On Thursday 25 April, demand averaged 32.1 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

32.1GW AVERAGEWind7.49 GW23%Hydro0.23 GW1%Biomass0.98 GW3%Solar1.72 GW5%Gas13.34 GW41%Coal0.26 GW1%Imports2.46 GW8%Nuclear6.31 GW19%32.1GW AVERAGE23%41%8%19%
Price
£42.77/MWh
Day average £42.77
Demand32.1GW
Generation 30.3Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables29%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
200g/kWh
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Key moments

On Thursday 25 April 2019, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 23%. Demand peaked at 38.5 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity averaged 200 g/kWh and the price £42.77/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.0 GW at 14:45. Solar generation peaked at 5.5 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (132 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (243 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £34.88/MWh at 16:00 to £60.80/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 44% 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 1.725.2%Wind 7.4922.8%Gas 13.3440.7%Hydro 0.230.7%Biomass 0.983.0%Nuclear 6.3119.2%Coal 0.260.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.1avgGeneration 30.3avgTransfers 1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.5GW · 11:00
Low 22.5 · 03:30Avg 32.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 30.3Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports46GWh
In
57 Out
11
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 25%Solar 6%

Transfers · Thu 25 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 25 April 2019, Great Britain imported 57 GWh and exported 11 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (22 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 25 Apr
Imported
57GWh
Exported
11GWh
Net in
46GWh
Average net flow
1.92GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.68GWImporting

In 16.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.94GWImporting

In 22.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.44GWExporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 10.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.75GWImporting

In 18.1 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 1.9 GWhPumped 4.4 GWh

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