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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 22 April 2021

On Thursday 22 April, demand averaged 32.1 GW. Renewables supplied 19%.

32.1GW AVERAGEWind2.54 GW8%Hydro0.31 GW1%Biomass2.36 GW7%Solar3.31 GW10%Gas16.73 GW51%Coal0.14 GW0%Imports2.50 GW8%Nuclear4.63 GW14%32.1GW AVERAGE8%7%10%51%8%14%
Price
£63.74/MWh
Day average £63.74
Demand32.1GW
Generation 30.0Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables19%
Other29%
Carbon intensityHigh
226g/kWh
0Day average 226300
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Key moments

On Thursday 22 April 2021, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 14%. Demand peaked at 38.3 GW at 10:00. Carbon intensity averaged 226 g/kWh and the price £63.74/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.8 GW at 00:10. Solar generation peaked at 10.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (172 g/kWh) and highest at 22:00 (273 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £36.46/MWh at 00:00 to £88.82/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 56% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 42% across 2021.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 3.3110.2%Wind 2.547.8%Gas 16.7351.4%Hydro 0.311.0%Biomass 2.367.2%Nuclear 4.6314.2%Coal 0.140.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.1avgGeneration 30.0avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.3GW · 10:00
Low 24.4 · 04:30Avg 32.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 30.0Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports49GWh
In
55 Out
6
Zero-carbon share36%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 8%Solar 11%

Transfers · Thu 22 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 22 April 2021, Great Britain imported 55 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (30 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 22 Apr
Imported
55GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
49GWh
Average net flow
2.06GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.98GWImporting

In 23.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.20GWImporting

In 30.1 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.13GWExporting

In 1.6 GWhOut 4.6 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

Average0.04GWGenerating

Generated 4.7 GWhPumped 3.8 GWh

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