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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 2 April 2022

On Saturday 2 April, demand averaged 31.1 GW. Renewables supplied 15%.

31.1GW AVERAGEWind2.49 GW8%Hydro0.20 GW1%Biomass1.62 GW5%Solar2.07 GW6%Gas17.03 GW53%Coal1.02 GW3%Imports2.61 GW8%Nuclear5.23 GW16%31.1GW AVERAGE8%53%8%16%
Price
£248.75/MWh
Day average £248.75
Demand31.1GW
Generation 29.7Transfers 1.4
Fossil fuels53%
Renewables15%
Other29%
Carbon intensityHigh
259g/kWh
0Day average 259300
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Key moments

On Saturday 2 April 2022, gas supplied 53% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 35.7 GW at 12:10. Carbon intensity averaged 259 g/kWh and the price £248.75/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.5 GW at 00:55. Solar generation peaked at 6.4 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (235 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (293 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £202.11/MWh at 05:30 to £307.10/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 57% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 41% across 2022.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.076.4%Wind 2.497.7%Gas 17.0352.7%Hydro 0.200.6%Biomass 1.625.0%Nuclear 5.2316.2%Coal 1.023.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.1avgGeneration 29.7avgTransfers 1.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.7GW · 12:10
Low 24.8 · 04:55Avg 31.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 29.7Transfers 1.4 GW
Net imports33GWh
In
61 Out
27
Zero-carbon share34%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 8%Solar 7%

Transfers · Sat 2 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 2 April 2022, Great Britain imported 61 GWh and exported 27 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Belgium (24 GWh), and the most exports went to France (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 2 Apr
Imported
61GWh
Exported
27GWh
Net in
33GWh
Average net flow
1.39GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average1.00GWImporting

In 24.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.88GWExporting

In 0.8 GWhOut 21.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.19GWExporting

In 0.8 GWhOut 5.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.76GWImporting

In 18.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWGenerating

Generated 2.1 GWhPumped 1.2 GWh

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