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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 2 April 2021

On Friday 2 April, demand averaged 29.4 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

29.4GW AVERAGEWind6.27 GW21%Hydro0.77 GW3%Biomass1.36 GW5%Solar1.98 GW7%Gas10.48 GW35%Imports3.89 GW13%Nuclear4.90 GW17%29.4GW AVERAGE21%35%13%17%
Price
£53.28/MWh
Day average £53.28
Demand29.4GW
Generation 25.8Transfers 3.6
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables30%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
161g/kWh
0Day average 161300
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Key moments

On Friday 2 April 2021, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 21%. Demand peaked at 34.2 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 161 g/kWh and the price £53.28/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.9 GW at 17:55. Solar generation peaked at 7.1 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (121 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (191 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £34.04/MWh at 15:30 to £77.54/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 41% 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 1.986.7%Wind 6.2721.1%Gas 10.4835.3%Hydro 0.772.6%Biomass 1.364.6%Nuclear 4.9016.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.4avgGeneration 25.8avgTransfers 3.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.2GW · 12:30
Low 23.1 · 04:25Avg 29.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 25.8Transfers 3.6 GW
Net imports84GWh
In
89 Out
5
Zero-carbon share54%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 3%Wind 24%Solar 8%

Transfers · Fri 2 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 2 April 2021, Great Britain imported 89 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (66 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 2 Apr
Imported
89GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
84GWh
Average net flow
3.51GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.75GWImporting

In 66.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.17GWExporting

In 1.2 GWhOut 5.2 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

Average0.14GWGenerating

Generated 3.9 GWhPumped 0.7 GWh

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