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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 2 April 2020

On Thursday 2 April, demand averaged 30.4 GW. Renewables supplied 44%.

30.4GW AVERAGEWind11.46 GW37%Hydro0.50 GW2%Biomass1.03 GW3%Solar1.47 GW5%Gas7.37 GW24%Coal0.92 GW3%Imports3.63 GW12%Nuclear4.46 GW14%30.4GW AVERAGE37%24%12%14%
Price
£27.03/MWh
Day average £27.03
Demand30.4GW
Generation 27.2Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels24%
Renewables44%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
171g/kWh
0Day average 171300
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Key moments

On Thursday 2 April 2020, wind supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 24%. Demand peaked at 35.9 GW at 17:55. Carbon intensity averaged 171 g/kWh and the price £27.03/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.9 GW at 14:20. Solar generation peaked at 4.8 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (126 g/kWh) and highest at 01:30 (208 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £15.27/MWh at 11:00 to £40.04/MWh at 21:00. Wind made 42% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 27% across 2020.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.474.8%Wind 11.4637.2%Gas 7.3723.9%Hydro 0.501.6%Biomass 1.033.4%Nuclear 4.4614.5%Coal 0.923.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.4avgGeneration 27.2avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.9GW · 17:55
Low 23.4 · 04:55Avg 30.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 27.2Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports81GWh
In
82 Out
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Zero-carbon share66%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 42%Solar 5%

Transfers · Thu 2 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 2 April 2020, Great Britain imported 82 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (37 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 2 Apr
Imported
82GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
81GWh
Average net flow
3.39GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.72GWImporting

In 17.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.55GWImporting

In 37.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.38GWImporting

In 9.7 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.73GWImporting

In 17.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.24GWPumping

Generated 5.4 GWhPumped 11.1 GWh

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