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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 3 April 2022

On Sunday 3 April, demand averaged 30.5 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

30.5GW AVERAGEWind6.64 GW20%Hydro0.22 GW1%Biomass2.03 GW6%Solar1.99 GW6%Gas13.69 GW42%Coal0.60 GW2%Imports2.04 GW6%Nuclear5.23 GW16%30.5GW AVERAGE20%42%16%
Price
£212.35/MWh
Day average £212.35
Demand30.5GW
Generation 30.4Transfers 0.1
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables27%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
204g/kWh
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Key moments

On Sunday 3 April 2022, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 35.4 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 204 g/kWh and the price £212.35/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.4 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 7.0 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (84 g/kWh) and highest at 01:30 (260 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £144.89/MWh at 15:30 to £256.91/MWh at 08:30. Gas made 45% 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 1.996.1%Wind 6.6420.5%Gas 13.6942.2%Hydro 0.220.7%Biomass 2.036.3%Nuclear 5.2316.1%Coal 0.601.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.5avgGeneration 30.4avgTransfers 0.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.4GW · 17:25
Low 24.2 · 04:55Avg 30.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 30.4Transfers 0.1 GW
Net exports1GWh
In
44 Out
44
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 22%Solar 7%

Transfers · Sun 3 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 3 April 2022, Great Britain imported 44 GWh and exported 44 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (16 GWh), and the most exports went to France (39 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 3 Apr
Imported
44GWh
Exported
44GWh
Net out
1GWh
Average net flow
0.04GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.54GWImporting

In 13.6 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.64GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 39.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.05GWExporting

In 2.1 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.46GWImporting

In 12.0 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.66GWImporting

In 15.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWGenerating

Generated 5.4 GWhPumped 1.6 GWh

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