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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 27 April 2020

On Monday 27 April, demand averaged 27.0 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

27.0GW AVERAGEWind2.20 GW8%Hydro0.26 GW1%Biomass3.14 GW11%Solar1.91 GW7%Gas10.66 GW39%Imports3.55 GW13%Nuclear5.78 GW21%27.0GW AVERAGE8%11%39%13%21%
Price
£21.20/MWh
Day average £21.20
Demand27.0GW
Generation 23.9Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables16%
Other45%
Carbon intensityModerate
200g/kWh
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Key moments

On Monday 27 April 2020, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 32.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 200 g/kWh and the price £21.20/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.2 GW at 18:55. Solar generation peaked at 6.4 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (170 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (218 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £13.48/MWh at 08:00 to £36.00/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 44% 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 1.917.0%Wind 2.208.0%Gas 10.6638.7%Hydro 0.261.0%Biomass 3.1411.4%Nuclear 5.7821.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.0avgGeneration 23.9avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.7GW · 12:30
Low 19.5 · 04:45Avg 27.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 23.9Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports72GWh
In
85 Out
12
Zero-carbon share42%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 1%Wind 9%Solar 8%

Transfers · Mon 27 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 27 April 2020, Great Britain imported 85 GWh and exported 12 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 27 Apr
Imported
85GWh
Exported
12GWh
Net in
72GWh
Average net flow
3.01GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.80GWImporting

In 43.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.51GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 12.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.83GWImporting

In 19.9 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 0.7 GWhPumped 0.2 GWh

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