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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 29 April 2020

On Wednesday 29 April, demand averaged 28.6 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

28.6GW AVERAGEWind6.05 GW21%Hydro0.33 GW1%Biomass2.99 GW10%Solar1.28 GW4%Gas8.70 GW30%Imports3.62 GW13%Nuclear5.78 GW20%28.6GW AVERAGE21%10%30%13%20%
Price
£22.53/MWh
Day average £22.53
Demand28.6GW
Generation 25.1Transfers 3.4
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables27%
Other43%
Carbon intensityModerate
156g/kWh
0Day average 156300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 29 April 2020, gas supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 21%. Demand peaked at 34.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 156 g/kWh and the price £22.53/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.1 GW at 16:15. Solar generation peaked at 3.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 15:00 (113 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (183 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £15.74/MWh at 02:30 to £30.25/MWh at 07:30. 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 1.284.5%Wind 6.0521.0%Gas 8.7030.3%Hydro 0.331.1%Biomass 2.9910.4%Nuclear 5.7820.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.6avgGeneration 25.1avgTransfers 3.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.8GW · 12:30
Low 21.2 · 04:45Avg 28.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 25.1Transfers 3.4 GW
Net imports84GWh
In
86 Out
2
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 24%Solar 5%

Transfers · Wed 29 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 29 April 2020, Great Britain imported 86 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 29 Apr
Imported
86GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
84GWh
Average net flow
3.49GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.75GWImporting

In 41.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.25GWImporting

In 8.0 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.62GWImporting

In 15.3 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 0.7 GWhPumped 2.0 GWh

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