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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 5 April 2021

On Monday 5 April, demand averaged 29.6 GW. Renewables supplied 58%.

29.6GW AVERAGEWind15.09 GW49%Hydro0.50 GW2%Biomass1.26 GW4%Solar2.39 GW8%Gas4.47 GW14%Imports2.29 GW7%Nuclear4.90 GW16%29.6GW AVERAGE49%8%14%7%16%
Price
£41.90/MWh
Day average £41.90
Demand29.6GW
Generation 28.6Transfers 1.0
Fossil fuels14%
Renewables58%
Other27%
Carbon intensityLow
75g/kWh
0Day average 75300
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Key moments

On Monday 5 April 2021, wind supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 36.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 75 g/kWh and the price £41.90/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.6 GW at 16:10. Solar generation peaked at 8.0 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (38 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (123 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £5.20/MWh at 01:00 to £75.13/MWh at 20:00. Wind made 53% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 25% across 2021.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.397.7%Wind 15.0948.8%Gas 4.4714.5%Hydro 0.501.6%Biomass 1.264.1%Nuclear 4.9015.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.6avgGeneration 28.6avgTransfers 1.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.3GW · 12:30
Low 21.9 · 04:55Avg 29.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 28.6Transfers 1.0 GW
Net imports33GWh
In
51 Out
18
Zero-carbon share80%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 53%Solar 8%

Transfers · Mon 5 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 5 April 2021, Great Britain imported 51 GWh and exported 18 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (31 GWh), and the most exports went to France (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 5 Apr
Imported
51GWh
Exported
18GWh
Net in
33GWh
Average net flow
1.37GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.72GWImporting

In 17.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.78GWImporting

In 31.5 GWhOut 12.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.13GWExporting

In 2.1 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

Average0.35GWPumping

Generated 4.0 GWhPumped 12.5 GWh

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