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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 3 April 2020

On Friday 3 April, demand averaged 29.6 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

29.6GW AVERAGEWind4.84 GW16%Hydro0.55 GW2%Biomass1.06 GW4%Solar1.59 GW5%Gas12.69 GW42%Coal0.96 GW3%Imports3.87 GW13%Nuclear4.49 GW15%29.6GW AVERAGE16%42%13%15%
Price
£27.80/MWh
Day average £27.80
Demand29.6GW
Generation 26.2Transfers 3.4
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables23%
Other31%
Carbon intensityHigh
243g/kWh
0Day average 243300
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Key moments

On Friday 3 April 2020, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 16%. Demand peaked at 35.8 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity averaged 243 g/kWh and the price £27.80/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.1 GW at 00:55. Solar generation peaked at 5.7 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (191 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (281 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £15.27/MWh at 23:00 to £36.20/MWh at 11:00. Gas made 48% 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 1.595.3%Wind 4.8416.1%Gas 12.6942.2%Hydro 0.551.8%Biomass 1.063.5%Nuclear 4.4914.9%Coal 0.963.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.6avgGeneration 26.2avgTransfers 3.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.8GW · 13:00
Low 22.8 · 04:40Avg 29.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 26.2Transfers 3.4 GW
Net imports80GWh
In
88 Out
9
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 18%Solar 6%

Transfers · Fri 3 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 3 April 2020, Great Britain imported 88 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 3 Apr
Imported
88GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
80GWh
Average net flow
3.31GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.85GWImporting

In 44.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.33GWExporting

In 0.5 GWhOut 8.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWGenerating

Generated 4.8 GWhPumped 1.7 GWh

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