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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 4 April 2020

On Saturday 4 April, demand averaged 27.6 GW. Renewables supplied 36%.

27.6GW AVERAGEWind7.39 GW27%Hydro0.53 GW2%Biomass1.12 GW4%Solar2.13 GW8%Gas7.82 GW28%Coal0.53 GW2%Imports3.70 GW13%Nuclear4.52 GW16%27.6GW AVERAGE27%8%28%13%16%
Price
£25.52/MWh
Day average £25.52
Demand27.6GW
Generation 24.0Transfers 3.6
Fossil fuels28%
Renewables36%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
179g/kWh
0Day average 179300
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Key moments

On Saturday 4 April 2020, gas supplied 28% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 27%. Demand peaked at 32.9 GW at 18:25. Carbon intensity averaged 179 g/kWh and the price £25.52/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.8 GW at 23:40. Solar generation peaked at 6.9 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (119 g/kWh) and highest at 02:00 (225 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £10.21/MWh at 23:30 to £38.39/MWh at 08:30. Gas made 33% 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 2.137.7%Wind 7.3926.7%Gas 7.8228.2%Hydro 0.531.9%Biomass 1.124.0%Nuclear 4.5216.3%Coal 0.531.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.6avgGeneration 24.0avgTransfers 3.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.9GW · 18:25
Low 22.2 · 04:40Avg 27.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 24.0Transfers 3.6 GW
Net imports86GWh
In
87 Out
1
Zero-carbon share61%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 31%Solar 9%

Transfers · Sat 4 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 4 April 2020, Great Britain imported 87 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (38 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 4 Apr
Imported
87GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
86GWh
Average net flow
3.59GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.78GWImporting

In 18.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.58GWImporting

In 38.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.46GWImporting

In 11.6 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.77GWImporting

In 18.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 1.9 GWhPumped 1.9 GWh

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