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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 3 April 2021

On Saturday 3 April, demand averaged 28.8 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

28.8GW AVERAGEWind5.73 GW19%Hydro0.79 GW3%Biomass1.64 GW6%Solar1.69 GW6%Gas10.87 GW37%Imports3.86 GW13%Nuclear4.90 GW17%28.8GW AVERAGE19%37%13%17%
Price
£45.91/MWh
Day average £45.91
Demand28.8GW
Generation 25.6Transfers 3.2
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables28%
Other35%
Carbon intensityModerate
165g/kWh
0Day average 165300
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Key moments

On Saturday 3 April 2021, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 19%. Demand peaked at 33.6 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 165 g/kWh and the price £45.91/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.6 GW at 05:30. Solar generation peaked at 5.9 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:30 (119 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (216 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £30.65/MWh at 16:30 to £70.10/MWh at 21:00. Gas made 42% 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 1.695.7%Wind 5.7319.4%Gas 10.8736.9%Hydro 0.792.7%Biomass 1.645.6%Nuclear 4.9016.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.8avgGeneration 25.6avgTransfers 3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.6GW · 12:30
Low 22.2 · 04:55Avg 28.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 25.6Transfers 3.2 GW
Net imports74GWh
In
89 Out
14
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 3%Wind 22%Solar 7%

Transfers · Sat 3 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 3 April 2021, Great Britain imported 89 GWh and exported 14 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (66 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 3 Apr
Imported
89GWh
Exported
14GWh
Net in
74GWh
Average net flow
3.09GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.76GWImporting

In 66.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.60GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 14.4 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

Average0.06GWGenerating

Generated 4.1 GWhPumped 2.7 GWh

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