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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 10 April 2021

On Saturday 10 April, demand averaged 30.4 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

30.4GW AVERAGEWind3.79 GW12%Hydro0.50 GW2%Biomass1.78 GW6%Solar1.43 GW5%Gas14.72 GW47%Imports3.91 GW13%Nuclear4.93 GW16%30.4GW AVERAGE12%47%13%16%
Price
£64.74/MWh
Day average £64.74
Demand30.4GW
Generation 27.2Transfers 3.2
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables18%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
215g/kWh
0Day average 215300
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Key moments

On Saturday 10 April 2021, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 35.6 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 215 g/kWh and the price £64.74/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.6 GW at 17:55. Solar generation peaked at 4.9 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:00 (194 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (229 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £45.24/MWh at 03:30 to £83.44/MWh at 09:00. Gas made 54% 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 1.434.6%Wind 3.7912.2%Gas 14.7247.4%Hydro 0.501.6%Biomass 1.785.7%Nuclear 4.9315.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.4avgGeneration 27.2avgTransfers 3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.6GW · 12:05
Low 24.3 · 04:55Avg 30.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 27.2Transfers 3.2 GW
Net imports80GWh
In
91 Out
10
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 14%Solar 5%

Transfers · Sat 10 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 10 April 2021, Great Britain imported 91 GWh and exported 10 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (67 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 10 Apr
Imported
91GWh
Exported
10GWh
Net in
80GWh
Average net flow
3.34GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.96GWImporting

In 23.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.81GWImporting

In 67.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.43GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 10.3 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

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 3.2 GWhPumped 5.6 GWh

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