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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 28 April 2019

On Sunday 28 April, demand averaged 29.1 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

29.1GW AVERAGEWind4.74 GW16%Hydro0.22 GW1%Biomass1.14 GW4%Solar1.58 GW5%Gas12.14 GW42%Coal0.03 GW0%Imports2.88 GW10%Nuclear6.43 GW22%29.1GW AVERAGE16%42%10%22%
Price
£47.54/MWh
Day average £47.54
Demand29.1GW
Generation 26.3Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables22%
Other36%
Carbon intensityModerate
201g/kWh
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Key moments

On Sunday 28 April 2019, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 34.4 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity averaged 201 g/kWh and the price £47.54/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.4 GW at 00:05. Solar generation peaked at 5.1 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (102 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (279 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £34.23/MWh at 08:30 to £62.43/MWh at 11:00. 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 1.585.4%Wind 4.7416.3%Gas 12.1441.6%Hydro 0.220.7%Biomass 1.143.9%Nuclear 6.4322.0%Coal 0.030.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.1avgGeneration 26.3avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.4GW · 13:00
Low 22.0 · 05:40Avg 29.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 26.3Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports60GWh
In
63 Out
3
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 1%Wind 18%Solar 6%

Transfers · Sun 28 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 28 April 2019, Great Britain imported 63 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (21 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 28 Apr
Imported
63GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
60GWh
Average net flow
2.50GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.81GWImporting

In 19.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.86GWImporting

In 20.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.26GWImporting

In 6.9 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.57GWImporting

In 15.7 GWhOut 2.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.26GWGenerating

Generated 6.4 GWhPumped 0.2 GWh

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