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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 1 April 2021

On Thursday 1 April, demand averaged 30.8 GW. Renewables supplied 34%.

30.8GW AVERAGEWind8.35 GW27%Hydro0.78 GW3%Biomass1.31 GW4%Solar1.47 GW5%Gas10.61 GW34%Imports3.67 GW12%Nuclear4.90 GW16%30.8GW AVERAGE27%34%12%16%
Price
£57.30/MWh
Day average £57.30
Demand30.8GW
Generation 27.4Transfers 3.4
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables34%
Other32%
Carbon intensityModerate
158g/kWh
0Day average 158300
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Key moments

On Thursday 1 April 2021, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 27%. Demand peaked at 36.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 158 g/kWh and the price £57.30/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.1 GW at 07:25. Solar generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (101 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (197 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £38.32/MWh at 04:30 to £74.23/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 39% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 42% across 2021.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.474.7%Wind 8.3526.9%Gas 10.6134.1%Hydro 0.782.5%Biomass 1.314.2%Nuclear 4.9015.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.8avgGeneration 27.4avgTransfers 3.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.7GW · 12:30
Low 22.1 · 00:25Avg 30.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 27.4Transfers 3.4 GW
Net imports82GWh
In
83 Out
2
Zero-carbon share57%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 3%Wind 30%Solar 5%

Transfers · Thu 1 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 1 April 2021, Great Britain imported 83 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (59 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 1 Apr
Imported
83GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
82GWh
Average net flow
3.40GW 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

Average2.47GWImporting

In 59.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.03GWImporting

In 2.4 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 4.9 GWhPumped 4.8 GWh

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