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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 22 April 2020

On Wednesday 22 April, demand averaged 26.9 GW. Renewables supplied 44%.

26.9GW AVERAGEWind8.86 GW32%Hydro0.25 GW1%Biomass1.20 GW4%Solar3.03 GW11%Gas6.58 GW24%Imports2.03 GW7%Nuclear5.89 GW21%26.9GW AVERAGE32%11%24%7%21%
Price
£26.73/MWh
Day average £26.73
Demand26.9GW
Generation 25.8Transfers 1.1
Fossil fuels24%
Renewables44%
Other33%
Carbon intensityLow
118g/kWh
0Day average 118300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 22 April 2020, wind supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 24%. Demand peaked at 32.4 GW at 17:55. Carbon intensity averaged 118 g/kWh and the price £26.73/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.3 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 9.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 18:30 (81 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (168 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £3.00/MWh at 03:30 to £38.96/MWh at 10:00. Wind made 34% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 27% across 2020.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 3.0310.9%Wind 8.8631.8%Gas 6.5823.7%Hydro 0.250.9%Biomass 1.204.3%Nuclear 5.8921.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.9avgGeneration 25.8avgTransfers 1.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.4GW · 17:55
Low 20.2 · 04:50Avg 26.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 25.8Transfers 1.1 GW
Net imports27GWh
In
45 Out
18
Zero-carbon share70%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 34%Solar 12%

Transfers · Wed 22 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 22 April 2020, Great Britain imported 45 GWh and exported 18 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (20 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 22 Apr
Imported
45GWh
Exported
18GWh
Net in
27GWh
Average net flow
1.14GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.63GWImporting

In 15.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.68GWImporting

In 20.4 GWhOut 4.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.50GWExporting

In 1.0 GWhOut 13.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.33GWImporting

In 8.9 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 3.2 GWhPumped 4.4 GWh

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