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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 9 April 2021

On Friday 9 April, demand averaged 32.9 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

32.9GW AVERAGEWind6.57 GW20%Hydro0.55 GW2%Biomass2.10 GW6%Solar1.70 GW5%Gas14.40 GW43%Imports3.44 GW10%Nuclear4.92 GW15%32.9GW AVERAGE20%43%10%15%
Price
£66.53/MWh
Day average £66.53
Demand32.9GW
Generation 30.2Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables26%
Other31%
Carbon intensityModerate
193g/kWh
0Day average 193300
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Key moments

On Friday 9 April 2021, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 39.3 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity averaged 193 g/kWh and the price £66.53/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.6 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 5.4 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (109 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (235 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £45.00/MWh at 22:00 to £89.43/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 48% 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 1.705.0%Wind 6.5719.5%Gas 14.4042.8%Hydro 0.551.6%Biomass 2.106.2%Nuclear 4.9214.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.9avgGeneration 30.2avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.3GW · 11:00
Low 24.7 · 00:50Avg 32.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 30.2Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports61GWh
In
75 Out
14
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 22%Solar 6%

Transfers · Fri 9 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 9 April 2021, Great Britain imported 75 GWh and exported 14 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (53 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 9 Apr
Imported
75GWh
Exported
14GWh
Net in
61GWh
Average net flow
2.54GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.13GWImporting

In 53.0 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.51GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 12.2 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 7.4 GWhPumped 4.1 GWh

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