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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 7 April 2020

On Tuesday 7 April, demand averaged 28.5 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

28.5GW AVERAGEWind5.81 GW20%Hydro0.55 GW2%Biomass2.35 GW8%Solar2.66 GW9%Gas10.13 GW35%Coal0.35 GW1%Imports2.67 GW9%Nuclear4.49 GW15%28.5GW AVERAGE20%8%9%35%9%15%
Price
£28.19/MWh
Day average £28.19
Demand28.5GW
Generation 26.3Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables31%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
200g/kWh
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Key moments

On Tuesday 7 April 2020, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 33.7 GW at 12:35. Carbon intensity averaged 200 g/kWh and the price £28.19/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.8 GW at 16:25. Solar generation peaked at 8.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:00 (137 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (251 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £17.77/MWh at 15:00 to £42.16/MWh at 08:00. Gas made 38% 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 2.669.2%Wind 5.8120.0%Gas 10.1334.9%Hydro 0.551.9%Biomass 2.358.1%Nuclear 4.4915.5%Coal 0.351.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.5avgGeneration 26.3avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.7GW · 12:35
Low 21.8 · 04:25Avg 28.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 26.3Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports54GWh
In
61 Out
6
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 22%Solar 10%

Transfers · Tue 7 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 7 April 2020, Great Britain imported 61 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Belgium (20 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 7 Apr
Imported
61GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
54GWh
Average net flow
2.27GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.84GWImporting

In 20.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.26GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 6.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.83GWImporting

In 19.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 3.5 GWhPumped 5.0 GWh

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