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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 16 April 2021

On Friday 16 April, demand averaged 32.7 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

32.7GW AVERAGEWind2.40 GW7%Hydro0.45 GW1%Biomass2.53 GW8%Solar2.34 GW7%Gas16.45 GW50%Coal0.91 GW3%Imports3.12 GW9%Nuclear4.94 GW15%32.7GW AVERAGE7%8%7%50%9%15%
Price
£69.66/MWh
Day average £69.66
Demand32.7GW
Generation 30.0Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables16%
Other32%
Carbon intensityHigh
245g/kWh
0Day average 245300
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Key moments

On Friday 16 April 2021, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 38.4 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 245 g/kWh and the price £69.66/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.5 GW at 16:40. Solar generation peaked at 6.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 15:00 (202 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (279 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £39.67/MWh at 15:30 to £100.32/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 55% 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 2.347.1%Wind 2.407.2%Gas 16.4549.6%Hydro 0.451.4%Biomass 2.537.6%Nuclear 4.9414.9%Coal 0.912.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.7avgGeneration 30.0avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.4GW · 12:30
Low 25.9 · 00:55Avg 32.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 30.0Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports64GWh
In
66 Out
2
Zero-carbon share34%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 8%Solar 8%

Transfers · Fri 16 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 16 April 2021, Great Britain imported 66 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (40 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 16 Apr
Imported
66GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
64GWh
Average net flow
2.67GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.99GWImporting

In 23.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.64GWImporting

In 39.5 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.04GWImporting

In 2.5 GWhOut 1.6 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

Average0.06GWGenerating

Generated 8.9 GWhPumped 7.6 GWh

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