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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 1 April 2020

On Wednesday 1 April, demand averaged 31.5 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

31.5GW AVERAGEWind6.45 GW20%Hydro0.45 GW1%Biomass1.17 GW4%Solar1.01 GW3%Gas13.90 GW44%Coal0.45 GW1%Imports4.04 GW13%Nuclear4.38 GW14%31.5GW AVERAGE20%44%13%14%
Price
£33.52/MWh
Day average £33.52
Demand31.5GW
Generation 27.8Transfers 3.7
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables25%
Other30%
Carbon intensityHigh
232g/kWh
0Day average 232300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 1 April 2020, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 37.5 GW at 17:55. Carbon intensity averaged 232 g/kWh and the price £33.52/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.7 GW at 15:45. Solar generation peaked at 3.5 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (181 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (253 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £25.70/MWh at 14:30 to £39.77/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 50% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 38% across 2020.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.013.2%Wind 6.4520.3%Gas 13.9043.7%Hydro 0.451.4%Biomass 1.173.7%Nuclear 4.3813.8%Coal 0.451.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.5avgGeneration 27.8avgTransfers 3.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.5GW · 17:55
Low 24.7 · 23:55Avg 31.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 27.8Transfers 3.7 GW
Net imports88GWh
In
94 Out
6
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 23%Solar 4%

Transfers · Wed 1 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 1 April 2020, Great Britain imported 94 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 1 Apr
Imported
94GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
88GWh
Average net flow
3.66GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.97GWImporting

In 23.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.93GWImporting

In 46.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.21GWExporting

In 0.7 GWhOut 5.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.98GWImporting

In 23.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWGenerating

Generated 3.3 GWhPumped 2.2 GWh

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