All interconnectors
Sun 5 Apr- Imported
- 28GWh
- Exported
- 27GWh
- Net in
- 1GWh
- Average net flow
- 0.04GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 5 April 2020
On Sunday 5 April, demand averaged 26.9 GW. Renewables supplied 60%.
Price
£6.30/MWh
Day average £6.30
Demand26.9GW
Generation 27.3Transfers −0.4
Fossil fuels16%
Renewables60%
Other24%
Carbon intensityLow
103g/kWh
0Day average 103300
Records set on this day
All recordsKey moments
On Sunday 5 April 2020, wind supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 32.5 GW at 17:55. Carbon intensity averaged 103 g/kWh and the price £6.30/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.3 GW at 15:35. Solar generation peaked at 7.8 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (78 g/kWh) and highest at 01:30 (127 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£36.91/MWh at 23:30 to £29.22/MWh at 18:30. The price was below zero for 8 hours. Wind made 53% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 27% across 2020.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 2.478.7%Wind 14.3750.3%Gas 4.5015.8%Hydro 0.311.1%Biomass 0.923.2%Nuclear 4.5115.8%Coal 0.170.6%
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£-36.91
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Demand 22.1Generation 24.5Transfers -2.4
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Demand 26.9avgGeneration 27.3avgTransfers −0.4avg
Peak demand32.5GW · 17:55
Low 20.9 · 04:55Avg 26.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain102%of demand
Generation 27.3Transfers −0.4 GW
Net imports1GWh
In28
Out27
Zero-carbon share79%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 53%Solar 9%
Transfers · Sun 5 Apr
Interconnectors and storage
On Sunday 5 April 2020, Great Britain imported 28 GWh and exported 27 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (13 GWh), and the most exports went to France (16 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.07GWImporting
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In 7.2 GWhOut 5.4 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
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-1
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage0.42GWExporting
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In 6.0 GWhOut 16.0 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.52GWImporting
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In 12.6 GWhOut 0.1 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.14GWExporting
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In 2.3 GWhOut 5.7 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.44GWPumping
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Generated 2.8 GWhPumped 13.5 GWh
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