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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 29 April 2019

On Monday 29 April, demand averaged 32.6 GW. Renewables supplied 11%.

32.6GW AVERAGEWind1.74 GW5%Hydro0.18 GW1%Biomass1.90 GW6%Solar1.77 GW5%Gas16.95 GW52%Coal0.22 GW1%Imports3.60 GW11%Nuclear6.43 GW20%32.6GW AVERAGE52%11%20%
Price
£39.99/MWh
Day average £39.99
Demand32.6GW
Generation 29.2Transfers 3.4
Fossil fuels52%
Renewables11%
Other36%
Carbon intensityHigh
263g/kWh
0Day average 263300
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Key moments

On Monday 29 April 2019, gas supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 38.6 GW at 11:50. Carbon intensity averaged 263 g/kWh and the price £39.99/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.7 GW at 16:45. Solar generation peaked at 5.1 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (221 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (304 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £32.10/MWh at 00:30 to £59.16/MWh at 08:00. Gas made 58% 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 1.775.4%Wind 1.745.3%Gas 16.9551.7%Hydro 0.180.5%Biomass 1.905.8%Nuclear 6.4319.6%Coal 0.220.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.6avgGeneration 29.2avgTransfers 3.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.6GW · 11:50
Low 22.9 · 04:15Avg 32.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 29.2Transfers 3.4 GW
Net imports83GWh
In
84 Out
1
Zero-carbon share35%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 6%Solar 6%

Transfers · Mon 29 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 29 April 2019, Great Britain imported 84 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 29 Apr
Imported
84GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
83GWh
Average net flow
3.47GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.77GWImporting

In 18.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.47GWImporting

In 35.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.27GWImporting

In 7.6 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.96GWImporting

In 23.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 2.0 GWhPumped 4.4 GWh

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