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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 14 April 2020

On Tuesday 14 April, demand averaged 27.8 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

27.8GW AVERAGEWind3.57 GW13%Hydro0.43 GW2%Biomass2.49 GW9%Solar2.85 GW10%Gas9.95 GW35%Imports3.74 GW13%Nuclear5.37 GW19%27.8GW AVERAGE13%9%10%35%13%19%
Price
£24.31/MWh
Day average £24.31
Demand27.8GW
Generation 24.7Transfers 3.2
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables24%
Other41%
Carbon intensityModerate
190g/kWh
0Day average 190300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 14 April 2020, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 33.4 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 190 g/kWh and the price £24.31/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.5 GW at 23:45. Solar generation peaked at 9.1 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:00 (139 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (231 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £18.32/MWh at 15:00 to £34.99/MWh at 20:30. Gas made 40% 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 2.8510.0%Wind 3.5712.6%Gas 9.9535.0%Hydro 0.431.5%Biomass 2.498.8%Nuclear 5.3718.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.8avgGeneration 24.7avgTransfers 3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.4GW · 12:30
Low 20.8 · 03:55Avg 27.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 24.7Transfers 3.2 GW
Net imports74GWh
In
87 Out
13
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 2%Wind 14%Solar 12%

Transfers · Tue 14 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 14 April 2020, Great Britain imported 87 GWh and exported 13 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 14 Apr
Imported
87GWh
Exported
13GWh
Net in
74GWh
Average net flow
3.10GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.91GWImporting

In 21.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.82GWImporting

In 43.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.49GWExporting

In 1.0 GWhOut 12.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.86GWImporting

In 20.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWGenerating

Generated 2.5 GWhPumped 0.8 GWh

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