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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 11 April 2020

On Saturday 11 April, demand averaged 24.8 GW. Renewables supplied 34%.

24.8GW AVERAGEWind5.68 GW22%Hydro0.40 GW2%Biomass1.21 GW5%Solar2.52 GW10%Gas7.51 GW30%Imports3.00 GW12%Nuclear5.07 GW20%24.8GW AVERAGE22%10%30%12%20%
Price
£22.11/MWh
Day average £22.11
Demand24.8GW
Generation 22.4Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables34%
Other37%
Carbon intensityModerate
159g/kWh
0Day average 159300
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Key moments

On Saturday 11 April 2020, gas supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 22%. Demand peaked at 29.7 GW at 17:55. Carbon intensity averaged 159 g/kWh and the price £22.11/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.2 GW at 11:15. Solar generation peaked at 8.3 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:00 (107 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (224 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £8.94/MWh at 04:30 to £36.95/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 34% 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 2.529.9%Wind 5.6822.4%Gas 7.5129.6%Hydro 0.401.6%Biomass 1.214.8%Nuclear 5.0720.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.8avgGeneration 22.4avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand29.7GW · 17:55
Low 19.1 · 04:50Avg 24.80–30 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 22.4Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports57GWh
In
71 Out
14
Zero-carbon share61%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 2%Wind 25%Solar 11%

Transfers · Sat 11 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 11 April 2020, Great Britain imported 71 GWh and exported 14 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 11 Apr
Imported
71GWh
Exported
14GWh
Net in
57GWh
Average net flow
2.38GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.78GWImporting

In 18.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.46GWImporting

In 35.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.56GWExporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 13.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.70GWImporting

In 16.8 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 1.3 GWhPumped 0.5 GWh

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