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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 23 April 2020

On Thursday 23 April, demand averaged 26.8 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

26.8GW AVERAGEWind2.95 GW11%Hydro0.27 GW1%Biomass2.60 GW9%Solar2.84 GW10%Gas9.58 GW35%Imports3.13 GW11%Nuclear6.05 GW22%26.8GW AVERAGE11%9%10%35%11%22%
Price
£29.00/MWh
Day average £29.00
Demand26.8GW
Generation 24.3Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables22%
Other43%
Carbon intensityModerate
177g/kWh
0Day average 177300
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Key moments

On Thursday 23 April 2020, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 31.6 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 177 g/kWh and the price £29.00/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.0 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 8.9 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 18:30 (111 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (225 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £17.35/MWh at 16:00 to £45.03/MWh at 18:00. 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 2.8410.3%Wind 2.9510.7%Gas 9.5834.9%Hydro 0.271.0%Biomass 2.609.5%Nuclear 6.0522.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.8avgGeneration 24.3avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.6GW · 12:30
Low 20.4 · 04:10Avg 26.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 24.3Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports62GWh
In
74 Out
13
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 1%Wind 12%Solar 12%

Transfers · Thu 23 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 23 April 2020, Great Britain imported 74 GWh and exported 13 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (37 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 23 Apr
Imported
74GWh
Exported
13GWh
Net in
62GWh
Average net flow
2.57GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.84GWImporting

In 20.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.54GWImporting

In 37.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.50GWExporting

In 0.6 GWhOut 12.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.68GWImporting

In 16.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 1.0 GWhPumped 2.2 GWh

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