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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 12 April 2020

On Sunday 12 April, demand averaged 24.8 GW. Renewables supplied 34%.

24.8GW AVERAGEWind5.89 GW23%Hydro0.49 GW2%Biomass1.19 GW5%Solar2.14 GW8%Gas7.34 GW29%Imports2.93 GW12%Nuclear5.20 GW21%24.8GW AVERAGE23%8%29%12%21%
Price
£28.87/MWh
Day average £28.87
Demand24.8GW
Generation 22.2Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels29%
Renewables34%
Other37%
Carbon intensityModerate
163g/kWh
0Day average 163300
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Key moments

On Sunday 12 April 2020, gas supplied 29% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 23%. Demand peaked at 31.0 GW at 17:55. Carbon intensity averaged 163 g/kWh and the price £28.87/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.1 GW at 21:35. Solar generation peaked at 7.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 22:00 (90 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (203 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £2.94/MWh at 22:30 to £36.41/MWh at 12:30. Gas made 33% 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 2.148.5%Wind 5.8923.4%Gas 7.3429.1%Hydro 0.491.9%Biomass 1.194.7%Nuclear 5.2020.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.8avgGeneration 22.2avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.0GW · 17:55
Low 18.7 · 04:55Avg 24.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 22.2Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports65GWh
In
70 Out
5
Zero-carbon share62%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 2%Wind 26%Solar 10%

Transfers · Sun 12 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 12 April 2020, Great Britain imported 70 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (32 GWh), and the most exports went to Belgium (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 12 Apr
Imported
70GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
65GWh
Average net flow
2.70GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.55GWImporting

In 14.7 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.27GWImporting

In 31.8 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.26GWImporting

In 7.5 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.62GWImporting

In 15.5 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWPumping

Generated 0.7 GWhPumped 5.0 GWh

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