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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 25 April 2020

On Saturday 25 April, demand averaged 24.8 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

24.8GW AVERAGEWind1.78 GW7%Hydro0.26 GW1%Biomass3.08 GW12%Solar2.54 GW10%Gas8.52 GW34%Imports3.28 GW13%Nuclear5.78 GW23%24.8GW AVERAGE7%12%10%34%13%23%
Price
£27.10/MWh
Day average £27.10
Demand24.8GW
Generation 22.0Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables18%
Other48%
Carbon intensityModerate
185g/kWh
0Day average 185300
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Key moments

On Saturday 25 April 2020, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 29.6 GW at 18:25. Carbon intensity averaged 185 g/kWh and the price £27.10/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.4 GW at 00:45. Solar generation peaked at 9.0 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (143 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (241 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £12.73/MWh at 15:00 to £35.78/MWh at 20:30. 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 2.5410.1%Wind 1.787.0%Gas 8.5233.8%Hydro 0.261.0%Biomass 3.0812.2%Nuclear 5.7822.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.8avgGeneration 22.0avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand29.6GW · 18:25
Low 19.4 · 04:50Avg 24.80–30 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 22.0Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports68GWh
In
78 Out
9
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 1%Wind 8%Solar 12%

Transfers · Sat 25 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 25 April 2020, Great Britain imported 78 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (38 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 25 Apr
Imported
78GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
68GWh
Average net flow
2.84GW 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

Average1.57GWImporting

In 37.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.34GWExporting

In 1.3 GWhOut 9.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.81GWImporting

In 19.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWGenerating

Generated 1.1 GWhPumped 0.5 GWh

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