All interconnectors
Mon 20 Apr- Imported
- 30GWh
- Exported
- 32GWh
- Net out
- 2GWh
- Average net flow
- 0.08GW out
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 20 April 2020
On Monday 20 April, demand averaged 27.5 GW. Renewables supplied 55%.
Price
£6.42/MWh
Day average £6.42
Demand27.5GW
Generation 27.9Transfers −0.4
Fossil fuels17%
Renewables55%
Other28%
Carbon intensityLow
93g/kWh
0Day average 93300
Records set on this day
All recordsKey moments
On Monday 20 April 2020, wind supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 33.1 GW at 12:10. Carbon intensity averaged 93 g/kWh and the price £6.42/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.6 GW at 17:55. Solar generation peaked at 9.7 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 22:00 (72 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (108 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£31.80/MWh at 14:30 to £28.39/MWh at 20:30. The price was below zero for 6.5 hours. Wind made 45% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 27% across 2020.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 3.1710.8%Wind 12.6342.9%Gas 5.0117.0%Hydro 0.291.0%Biomass 1.163.9%Nuclear 5.6619.2%
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£7.25
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Demand 22.8Generation 22.9Transfers -0.1
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Demand 27.5avgGeneration 27.9avgTransfers −0.4avg
Peak demand33.1GW · 12:10
Low 19.9 · 04:45Avg 27.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain101%of demand
Generation 27.9Transfers −0.4 GW
Net exports2GWh
In30
Out32
Zero-carbon share78%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 45%Solar 11%
Transfers · Mon 20 Apr
Interconnectors and storage
On Monday 20 April 2020, Great Britain imported 30 GWh and exported 32 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (14 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (16 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.53GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
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In 12.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
-1
0
1
2
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage0.24GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 14.1 GWhOut 8.4 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.68GWExporting
-2
-1
0
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In 0.0 GWhOut 16.3 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.17GWExporting
-2
-1
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In 3.4 GWhOut 7.4 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
-1
0
1
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.30GWPumping
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Generated 6.4 GWhPumped 13.6 GWh
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