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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 15 April 2021

On Thursday 15 April, demand averaged 33.4 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

33.4GW AVERAGEWind2.72 GW8%Hydro0.43 GW1%Biomass2.18 GW6%Solar2.41 GW7%Gas18.69 GW54%Coal0.50 GW1%Imports2.20 GW6%Nuclear5.36 GW16%33.4GW AVERAGE8%54%16%
Price
£62.02/MWh
Day average £62.02
Demand33.4GW
Generation 32.3Transfers 1.1
Fossil fuels54%
Renewables16%
Other28%
Carbon intensityHigh
246g/kWh
0Day average 246300
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Key moments

On Thursday 15 April 2021, gas supplied 54% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 39.5 GW at 12:10. Carbon intensity averaged 246 g/kWh and the price £62.02/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.4 GW at 10:55. Solar generation peaked at 7.7 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (206 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (288 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £28.31/MWh at 00:30 to £91.28/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 58% 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 2.417.0%Wind 2.727.9%Gas 18.6954.2%Hydro 0.431.3%Biomass 2.186.3%Nuclear 5.3615.5%Coal 0.501.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.4avgGeneration 32.3avgTransfers 1.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.5GW · 12:10
Low 25.5 · 00:50Avg 33.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 32.3Transfers 1.1 GW
Net imports31GWh
In
47 Out
16
Zero-carbon share34%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 8%Solar 7%

Transfers · Thu 15 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 15 April 2021, Great Britain imported 47 GWh and exported 16 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (29 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 15 Apr
Imported
47GWh
Exported
16GWh
Net in
31GWh
Average net flow
1.28GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.72GWImporting

In 17.9 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.04GWImporting

In 28.9 GWhOut 3.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.48GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 11.6 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

Average0.15GWPumping

Generated 5.8 GWhPumped 9.5 GWh

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