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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 24 April 2020

On Friday 24 April, demand averaged 26.4 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

26.4GW AVERAGEWind1.55 GW6%Hydro0.25 GW1%Biomass3.06 GW11%Solar2.93 GW11%Gas9.89 GW36%Imports3.53 GW13%Nuclear5.93 GW22%26.4GW AVERAGE11%11%36%13%22%
Price
£21.55/MWh
Day average £21.55
Demand26.4GW
Generation 23.6Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels36%
Renewables17%
Other46%
Carbon intensityModerate
199g/kWh
0Day average 199300
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Key moments

On Friday 24 April 2020, gas supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 31.1 GW at 17:55. Carbon intensity averaged 199 g/kWh and the price £21.55/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.3 GW at 23:45. Solar generation peaked at 9.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (162 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (245 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £12.95/MWh at 13:30 to £30.36/MWh at 20:30. Gas made 42% 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 2.9310.8%Wind 1.555.7%Gas 9.8936.4%Hydro 0.250.9%Biomass 3.0611.3%Nuclear 5.9321.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.4avgGeneration 23.6avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.1GW · 17:55
Low 20.1 · 04:45Avg 26.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 23.6Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports69GWh
In
84 Out
15
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 1%Wind 7%Solar 12%

Transfers · Fri 24 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 24 April 2020, Great Britain imported 84 GWh and exported 15 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 24 Apr
Imported
84GWh
Exported
15GWh
Net in
69GWh
Average net flow
2.89GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.80GWImporting

In 43.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.62GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 15.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 0.4 GWhPumped 3.8 GWh

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