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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 18 April 2020

On Saturday 18 April, demand averaged 26.5 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

26.5GW AVERAGEWind5.34 GW20%Hydro0.39 GW1%Biomass1.70 GW6%Solar1.21 GW5%Gas9.10 GW34%Imports3.46 GW13%Nuclear5.62 GW21%26.5GW AVERAGE20%34%13%21%
Price
£27.53/MWh
Day average £27.53
Demand26.5GW
Generation 23.4Transfers 3.2
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables26%
Other40%
Carbon intensityModerate
175g/kWh
0Day average 175300
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Key moments

On Saturday 18 April 2020, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 32.5 GW at 17:55. Carbon intensity averaged 175 g/kWh and the price £27.53/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.6 GW at 00:35. Solar generation peaked at 4.8 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (103 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (236 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £10.45/MWh at 05:00 to £41.72/MWh at 21:00. Gas made 39% 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 1.214.5%Wind 5.3419.9%Gas 9.1034.0%Hydro 0.391.4%Biomass 1.706.3%Nuclear 5.6220.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.5avgGeneration 23.4avgTransfers 3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.5GW · 17:55
Low 20.1 · 04:50Avg 26.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 23.4Transfers 3.2 GW
Net imports71GWh
In
76 Out
5
Zero-carbon share54%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 2%Wind 23%Solar 5%

Transfers · Sat 18 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 18 April 2020, Great Britain imported 76 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (39 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 18 Apr
Imported
76GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
71GWh
Average net flow
2.97GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.72GWImporting

In 17.3 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.63GWImporting

In 39.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.22GWImporting

In 5.9 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.41GWImporting

In 13.7 GWhOut 3.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWGenerating

Generated 7.1 GWhPumped 2.7 GWh

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