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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 13 April 2020

On Monday 13 April, demand averaged 25.5 GW. Renewables supplied 44%.

25.5GW AVERAGEWind9.24 GW34%Hydro0.39 GW1%Biomass1.03 GW4%Solar2.12 GW8%Gas6.17 GW23%Imports2.57 GW10%Nuclear5.28 GW20%25.5GW AVERAGE34%8%23%10%20%
Price
£10.88/MWh
Day average £10.88
Demand25.5GW
Generation 24.2Transfers 1.2
Fossil fuels23%
Renewables44%
Other33%
Carbon intensityLow
130g/kWh
0Day average 130300
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Key moments

On Monday 13 April 2020, wind supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 23%. Demand peaked at 31.6 GW at 17:55. Carbon intensity averaged 130 g/kWh and the price £10.88/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.3 GW at 00:20. Solar generation peaked at 8.0 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 10:00 (83 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (207 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£33.63/MWh at 04:30 to £37.28/MWh at 17:30. The price was below zero for 7.5 hours. Wind made 38% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 27% across 2020.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.127.9%Wind 9.2434.5%Gas 6.1723.0%Hydro 0.391.5%Biomass 1.033.8%Nuclear 5.2819.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.5avgGeneration 24.2avgTransfers 1.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.6GW · 17:55
Low 18.8 · 04:50Avg 25.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 24.2Transfers 1.2 GW
Net imports37GWh
In
58 Out
21
Zero-carbon share70%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 2%Wind 38%Solar 9%

Transfers · Mon 13 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 13 April 2020, Great Britain imported 58 GWh and exported 21 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (27 GWh), and the most exports went to France (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 13 Apr
Imported
58GWh
Exported
21GWh
Net in
37GWh
Average net flow
1.54GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.38GWImporting

In 13.8 GWhOut 4.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.87GWImporting

In 27.2 GWhOut 6.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.07GWExporting

In 3.8 GWhOut 5.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.35GWImporting

In 12.8 GWhOut 4.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.31GWPumping

Generated 4.2 GWhPumped 11.6 GWh

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