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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 26 April 2020

On Sunday 26 April, demand averaged 24.9 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

24.9GW AVERAGEWind2.72 GW11%Hydro0.23 GW1%Biomass3.04 GW12%Solar2.61 GW10%Gas7.74 GW31%Imports2.99 GW12%Nuclear5.78 GW23%24.9GW AVERAGE11%12%10%31%12%23%
Price
£21.15/MWh
Day average £21.15
Demand24.9GW
Generation 22.1Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels31%
Renewables22%
Other47%
Carbon intensityModerate
173g/kWh
0Day average 173300
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Key moments

On Sunday 26 April 2020, gas supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 30.7 GW at 17:55. Carbon intensity averaged 173 g/kWh and the price £21.15/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.3 GW at 14:30. Solar generation peaked at 7.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:00 (122 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (223 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £8.10/MWh at 08:00 to £36.67/MWh at 21:00. Gas made 35% 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 2.6110.4%Wind 2.7210.8%Gas 7.7430.8%Hydro 0.230.9%Biomass 3.0412.1%Nuclear 5.7823.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.9avgGeneration 22.1avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.7GW · 17:55
Low 18.8 · 05:50Avg 24.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 22.1Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports67GWh
In
71 Out
4
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 1%Wind 12%Solar 12%

Transfers · Sun 26 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 26 April 2020, Great Britain imported 71 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (33 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 26 Apr
Imported
71GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
67GWh
Average net flow
2.78GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.75GWImporting

In 18.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.36GWImporting

In 32.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.04GWExporting

In 3.3 GWhOut 4.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.71GWImporting

In 17.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 0.5 GWhPumped 0.7 GWh

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