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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 8 April 2021

On Thursday 8 April, demand averaged 33.4 GW. Renewables supplied 42%.

33.4GW AVERAGEWind13.03 GW36%Hydro0.45 GW1%Biomass2.65 GW7%Solar1.60 GW4%Gas12.11 GW34%Imports1.13 GW3%Nuclear4.90 GW14%33.4GW AVERAGE36%7%34%14%
Price
£51.72/MWh
Day average £51.72
Demand33.4GW
Generation 34.7Transfers −1.3
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables42%
Other24%
Carbon intensityModerate
160g/kWh
0Day average 160300
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Key moments

On Thursday 8 April 2021, wind supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 34%. Demand peaked at 39.5 GW at 10:35. Carbon intensity averaged 160 g/kWh and the price £51.72/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.4 GW at 17:20. Solar generation peaked at 6.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (103 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (225 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £25.67/MWh at 05:30 to £69.93/MWh at 20:00. Wind made 38% 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 1.604.4%Wind 13.0336.3%Gas 12.1133.8%Hydro 0.451.3%Biomass 2.657.4%Nuclear 4.9013.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.4avgGeneration 34.7avgTransfers −1.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.5GW · 10:35
Low 25.2 · 04:00Avg 33.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain104%of demand
Generation 34.7Transfers −1.3 GW
Net exports20GWh
In
25 Out
46
Zero-carbon share58%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 38%Solar 5%

Transfers · Thu 8 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 8 April 2021, Great Britain imported 25 GWh and exported 46 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Belgium (19 GWh), and the most exports went to France (42 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 8 Apr
Imported
25GWh
Exported
46GWh
Net out
20GWh
Average net flow
0.85GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.72GWImporting

In 18.5 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.77GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 42.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.19GWImporting

In 6.6 GWhOut 1.9 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

Average0.49GWPumping

Generated 2.1 GWhPumped 13.8 GWh

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