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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 6 April 2020

On Monday 6 April, demand averaged 28.2 GW. Renewables supplied 47%.

28.2GW AVERAGEWind11.10 GW38%Hydro0.43 GW1%Biomass1.79 GW6%Solar2.19 GW8%Gas6.88 GW24%Coal0.09 GW0%Imports2.22 GW8%Nuclear4.50 GW15%28.2GW AVERAGE38%8%24%8%15%
Price
£13.92/MWh
Day average £13.92
Demand28.2GW
Generation 27.0Transfers 1.2
Fossil fuels24%
Renewables47%
Other29%
Carbon intensityLow
140g/kWh
0Day average 140300
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Key moments

On Monday 6 April 2020, wind supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 24%. Demand peaked at 34.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 140 g/kWh and the price £13.92/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.2 GW at 01:10. Solar generation peaked at 7.2 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 06:30 (92 g/kWh) and highest at 22:00 (245 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£34.40/MWh at 05:00 to £41.12/MWh at 20:00. The price was below zero for 5.5 hours. Wind made 41% 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 2.197.5%Wind 11.1038.0%Gas 6.8823.6%Hydro 0.431.5%Biomass 1.796.1%Nuclear 4.5015.4%Coal 0.090.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.2avgGeneration 27.0avgTransfers 1.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.0GW · 12:30
Low 20.8 · 04:50Avg 28.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 27.0Transfers 1.2 GW
Net imports30GWh
In
48 Out
18
Zero-carbon share68%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 41%Solar 8%

Transfers · Mon 6 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 6 April 2020, Great Britain imported 48 GWh and exported 18 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (14 GWh), and the most exports went to France (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 6 Apr
Imported
48GWh
Exported
18GWh
Net in
30GWh
Average net flow
1.24GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.41GWImporting

In 13.8 GWhOut 4.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.25GWImporting

In 14.0 GWhOut 7.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.22GWImporting

In 7.1 GWhOut 1.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.36GWImporting

In 13.0 GWhOut 4.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 5.4 GWhPumped 6.4 GWh

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