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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 28 April 2020

On Tuesday 28 April, demand averaged 28.3 GW. Renewables supplied 15%.

28.3GW AVERAGEWind3.40 GW12%Hydro0.30 GW1%Biomass3.13 GW11%Solar0.63 GW2%Gas12.03 GW41%Imports3.73 GW13%Nuclear5.78 GW20%28.3GW AVERAGE12%11%41%13%20%
Price
£29.05/MWh
Day average £29.05
Demand28.3GW
Generation 25.3Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables15%
Other44%
Carbon intensityModerate
194g/kWh
0Day average 194300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 28 April 2020, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 35.0 GW at 17:55. Carbon intensity averaged 194 g/kWh and the price £29.05/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 10:55. Solar generation peaked at 1.9 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 05:30 (150 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (229 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £15.24/MWh at 07:00 to £40.79/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 48% 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 0.632.2%Wind 3.4011.7%Gas 12.0341.5%Hydro 0.301.0%Biomass 3.1310.8%Nuclear 5.7819.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.3avgGeneration 25.3avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.0GW · 17:55
Low 20.3 · 04:00Avg 28.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 25.3Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports72GWh
In
86 Out
14
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 13%Solar 2%

Transfers · Tue 28 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 28 April 2020, Great Britain imported 86 GWh and exported 14 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 28 Apr
Imported
86GWh
Exported
14GWh
Net in
72GWh
Average net flow
3.01GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.87GWImporting

In 44.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.54GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 13.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.75GWImporting

In 19.1 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWGenerating

Generated 3.1 GWhPumped 2.1 GWh

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