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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 26 April 2021

On Monday 26 April, demand averaged 31.6 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

31.6GW AVERAGEWind4.51 GW14%Hydro0.26 GW1%Biomass1.11 GW3%Solar2.85 GW9%Gas15.24 GW47%Coal0.22 GW1%Imports3.05 GW9%Nuclear5.29 GW16%31.6GW AVERAGE14%9%47%9%16%
Price
£62.14/MWh
Day average £62.14
Demand31.6GW
Generation 29.5Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables23%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
199g/kWh
0Day average 199300
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Key moments

On Monday 26 April 2021, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 38.6 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 199 g/kWh and the price £62.14/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.5 GW at 15:50. Solar generation peaked at 9.1 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (165 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (240 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £37.74/MWh at 23:30 to £90.57/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 52% 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 2.858.8%Wind 4.5113.9%Gas 15.2446.9%Hydro 0.260.8%Biomass 1.113.4%Nuclear 5.2916.3%Coal 0.220.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.6avgGeneration 29.5avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.6GW · 11:30
Low 22.9 · 00:40Avg 31.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 29.5Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports49GWh
In
65 Out
17
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 15%Solar 10%

Transfers · Mon 26 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 26 April 2021, Great Britain imported 65 GWh and exported 17 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 26 Apr
Imported
65GWh
Exported
17GWh
Net in
49GWh
Average net flow
2.02GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.94GWImporting

In 22.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.78GWImporting

In 42.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.70GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 16.7 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 7.8 GWhPumped 4.5 GWh

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