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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 13 April 2021

On Tuesday 13 April, demand averaged 33.8 GW. Renewables supplied 11%.

33.8GW AVERAGEWind0.85 GW2%Hydro0.49 GW1%Biomass2.30 GW7%Solar2.35 GW7%Gas19.06 GW55%Coal1.30 GW4%Imports2.75 GW8%Nuclear5.81 GW17%33.8GW AVERAGE55%8%17%
Price
£102.91/MWh
Day average £102.91
Demand33.8GW
Generation 32.2Transfers 1.6
Fossil fuels55%
Renewables11%
Other31%
Carbon intensityHigh
269g/kWh
0Day average 269300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 13 April 2021, gas supplied 55% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 40.0 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity averaged 269 g/kWh and the price £102.91/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 1.5 GW at 16:40. Solar generation peaked at 7.6 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:00 (242 g/kWh) and highest at 05:00 (303 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £50.31/MWh at 23:30 to £196.21/MWh at 09:00. Gas made 59% 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 2.356.7%Wind 0.852.4%Gas 19.0654.6%Hydro 0.491.4%Biomass 2.306.6%Nuclear 5.8116.6%Coal 1.303.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.8avgGeneration 32.2avgTransfers 1.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.0GW · 10:30
Low 25.9 · 00:55Avg 33.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 32.2Transfers 1.6 GW
Net imports45GWh
In
57 Out
12
Zero-carbon share30%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 3%Solar 7%

Transfers · Tue 13 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 13 April 2021, Great Britain imported 57 GWh and exported 12 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 13 Apr
Imported
57GWh
Exported
12GWh
Net in
45GWh
Average net flow
1.87GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.47GWImporting

In 35.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.50GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 12.1 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

Average0.24GWPumping

Generated 8.9 GWhPumped 14.6 GWh

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