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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 8 April 2020

On Wednesday 8 April, demand averaged 27.8 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

27.8GW AVERAGEWind3.13 GW11%Hydro0.54 GW2%Biomass2.37 GW8%Solar2.31 GW8%Gas12.34 GW43%Coal0.37 GW1%Imports2.83 GW10%Nuclear4.48 GW16%27.8GW AVERAGE11%8%8%43%10%16%
Price
£24.62/MWh
Day average £24.62
Demand27.8GW
Generation 25.5Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables21%
Other34%
Carbon intensityHigh
239g/kWh
0Day average 239300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 8 April 2020, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 32.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 239 g/kWh and the price £24.62/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.2 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 7.6 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (179 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (309 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £17.24/MWh at 15:30 to £36.51/MWh at 20:30. 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 2.318.1%Wind 3.1311.0%Gas 12.3443.5%Hydro 0.541.9%Biomass 2.378.4%Nuclear 4.4815.8%Coal 0.371.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.8avgGeneration 25.5avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.8GW · 12:30
Low 21.4 · 03:45Avg 27.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 25.5Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports52GWh
In
66 Out
14
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 12%Solar 9%

Transfers · Wed 8 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 8 April 2020, Great Britain imported 66 GWh and exported 14 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (22 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 8 Apr
Imported
66GWh
Exported
14GWh
Net in
52GWh
Average net flow
2.17GW 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

Average0.94GWImporting

In 22.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.57GWExporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 14.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWGenerating

Generated 1.9 GWhPumped 0.8 GWh

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