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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 16 April 2020

On Thursday 16 April, demand averaged 27.0 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

27.0GW AVERAGEWind4.10 GW15%Hydro0.41 GW1%Biomass2.88 GW11%Solar2.46 GW9%Gas8.42 GW31%Imports3.47 GW13%Nuclear5.57 GW20%27.0GW AVERAGE15%11%9%31%13%20%
Price
£23.33/MWh
Day average £23.33
Demand27.0GW
Generation 23.8Transfers 3.2
Fossil fuels31%
Renewables26%
Other44%
Carbon intensityModerate
174g/kWh
0Day average 174300
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Key moments

On Thursday 16 April 2020, gas supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 32.1 GW at 17:55. Carbon intensity averaged 174 g/kWh and the price £23.33/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.7 GW at 21:35. Solar generation peaked at 7.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (117 g/kWh) and highest at 05:00 (219 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £15.26/MWh at 14:30 to £30.85/MWh at 22:30. Gas made 35% 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 2.469.0%Wind 4.1015.0%Gas 8.4230.8%Hydro 0.411.5%Biomass 2.8810.5%Nuclear 5.5720.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.0avgGeneration 23.8avgTransfers 3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.1GW · 17:55
Low 20.5 · 04:25Avg 27.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 23.8Transfers 3.2 GW
Net imports77GWh
In
82 Out
5
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 2%Wind 17%Solar 10%

Transfers · Thu 16 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 16 April 2020, Great Britain imported 82 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (41 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 16 Apr
Imported
82GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
77GWh
Average net flow
3.20GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.81GWImporting

In 19.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.71GWImporting

In 41.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.05GWExporting

In 3.5 GWhOut 4.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.73GWImporting

In 17.9 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 1.3 GWhPumped 1.3 GWh

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