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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 26 April 2019

On Friday 26 April, demand averaged 32.2 GW. Renewables supplied 37%.

32.2GW AVERAGEWind10.23 GW31%Hydro0.21 GW1%Biomass1.20 GW4%Solar1.69 GW5%Gas9.90 GW30%Coal0.09 GW0%Imports2.87 GW9%Nuclear6.40 GW20%32.2GW AVERAGE31%30%9%20%
Price
£35.24/MWh
Day average £35.24
Demand32.2GW
Generation 29.7Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables37%
Other32%
Carbon intensityModerate
165g/kWh
0Day average 165300
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Key moments

On Friday 26 April 2019, wind supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 30%. Demand peaked at 38.6 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 165 g/kWh and the price £35.24/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.3 GW at 23:00. Solar generation peaked at 5.4 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (100 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (207 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £25.66/MWh at 23:30 to £41.79/MWh at 08:00. Wind made 34% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 22% across 2019.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.695.2%Wind 10.2331.4%Gas 9.9030.4%Hydro 0.210.6%Biomass 1.203.7%Nuclear 6.4019.7%Coal 0.090.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.2avgGeneration 29.7avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.6GW · 11:30
Low 23.0 · 03:40Avg 32.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 29.7Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports68GWh
In
69 Out
0
Zero-carbon share62%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 34%Solar 6%

Transfers · Fri 26 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 26 April 2019, Great Britain imported 69 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 26 Apr
Imported
69GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
68GWh
Average net flow
2.85GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.76GWImporting

In 18.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.91GWImporting

In 21.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.49GWImporting

In 11.9 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.69GWImporting

In 17.0 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.35GWPumping

Generated 0.2 GWhPumped 8.7 GWh

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