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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 9 April 2020

On Thursday 9 April, demand averaged 27.2 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

27.2GW AVERAGEWind3.82 GW14%Hydro0.52 GW2%Biomass2.34 GW8%Solar2.32 GW8%Gas10.71 GW39%Coal0.37 GW1%Imports3.11 GW11%Nuclear4.47 GW16%27.2GW AVERAGE14%8%8%39%11%16%
Price
£29.84/MWh
Day average £29.84
Demand27.2GW
Generation 24.6Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables24%
Other36%
Carbon intensityModerate
222g/kWh
0Day average 222300
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Key moments

On Thursday 9 April 2020, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 32.6 GW at 17:55. Carbon intensity averaged 222 g/kWh and the price £29.84/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.6 GW at 20:35. Solar generation peaked at 7.8 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (167 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (271 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £16.62/MWh at 15:00 to £35.37/MWh at 08:00. Gas made 44% 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 2.328.4%Wind 3.8213.8%Gas 10.7138.7%Hydro 0.521.9%Biomass 2.348.5%Nuclear 4.4716.2%Coal 0.371.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.2avgGeneration 24.6avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.6GW · 17:55
Low 20.6 · 04:50Avg 27.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 24.6Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports62GWh
In
74 Out
11
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 16%Solar 9%

Transfers · Thu 9 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 9 April 2020, Great Britain imported 74 GWh and exported 11 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (31 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 9 Apr
Imported
74GWh
Exported
11GWh
Net in
62GWh
Average net flow
2.59GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.27GWImporting

In 30.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.47GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 11.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWGenerating

Generated 1.0 GWhPumped 0.2 GWh

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