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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 6 April 2021

On Tuesday 6 April, demand averaged 34.0 GW. Renewables supplied 50%.

34.0GW AVERAGEWind14.20 GW41%Hydro0.56 GW2%Biomass1.63 GW5%Solar2.24 GW7%Gas7.90 GW23%Imports2.91 GW8%Nuclear4.90 GW14%34.0GW AVERAGE41%23%8%14%
Price
£62.64/MWh
Day average £62.64
Demand34.0GW
Generation 31.4Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels23%
Renewables50%
Other27%
Carbon intensityLow
110g/kWh
0Day average 110300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 6 April 2021, wind supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 23%. Demand peaked at 40.8 GW at 12:15. Carbon intensity averaged 110 g/kWh and the price £62.64/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.9 GW at 16:20. Solar generation peaked at 7.7 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (70 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (158 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £37.91/MWh at 15:00 to £84.04/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 45% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 25% across 2021.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.246.5%Wind 14.2041.3%Gas 7.9023.0%Hydro 0.561.6%Biomass 1.634.8%Nuclear 4.9014.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.0avgGeneration 31.4avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.8GW · 12:15
Low 24.3 · 00:55Avg 34.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 31.4Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports56GWh
In
63 Out
8
Zero-carbon share70%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 45%Solar 7%

Transfers · Tue 6 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 6 April 2021, Great Britain imported 63 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 6 Apr
Imported
63GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
56GWh
Average net flow
2.32GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.83GWImporting

In 19.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.78GWImporting

In 42.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.29GWExporting

In 0.7 GWhOut 7.6 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

Average0.21GWGenerating

Generated 6.4 GWhPumped 1.3 GWh

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