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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 24 April 2021

On Saturday 24 April, demand averaged 28.1 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

28.1GW AVERAGEWind4.09 GW14%Hydro0.27 GW1%Biomass1.14 GW4%Solar3.01 GW11%Gas11.60 GW41%Imports3.22 GW11%Nuclear5.16 GW18%28.1GW AVERAGE14%11%41%11%18%
Price
£58.13/MWh
Day average £58.13
Demand28.1GW
Generation 25.3Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables26%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
175g/kWh
0Day average 175300
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Key moments

On Saturday 24 April 2021, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 32.8 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 175 g/kWh and the price £58.13/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.7 GW at 22:50. Solar generation peaked at 9.1 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (124 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (198 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £28.07/MWh at 23:30 to £77.83/MWh at 20:30. Gas made 46% 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 3.0110.6%Wind 4.0914.3%Gas 11.6040.7%Hydro 0.270.9%Biomass 1.144.0%Nuclear 5.1618.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.1avgGeneration 25.3avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.8GW · 12:00
Low 22.6 · 04:55Avg 28.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 25.3Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports74GWh
In
75 Out
1
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 16%Solar 12%

Transfers · Sat 24 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 24 April 2021, Great Britain imported 75 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 24 Apr
Imported
75GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
74GWh
Average net flow
3.09GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.91GWImporting

In 45.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.25GWImporting

In 6.8 GWhOut 0.9 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

Average0.27GWPumping

Generated 2.2 GWhPumped 8.8 GWh

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