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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 5 April 2022

On Tuesday 5 April, demand averaged 33.0 GW. Renewables supplied 46%.

33.0GW AVERAGEWind14.45 GW41%Hydro0.37 GW1%Biomass1.86 GW5%Solar1.33 GW4%Gas9.01 GW26%Coal0.64 GW2%Imports2.30 GW7%Nuclear5.23 GW15%33.0GW AVERAGE41%26%15%
Price
£192.99/MWh
Day average £192.99
Demand33.0GW
Generation 32.9Transfers 0.1
Fossil fuels26%
Renewables46%
Other27%
Carbon intensityModerate
130g/kWh
0Day average 130300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 5 April 2022, wind supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 26%. Demand peaked at 39.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 130 g/kWh and the price £192.99/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.2 GW at 16:55. Solar generation peaked at 4.6 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (84 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (179 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £130.68/MWh at 23:30 to £250.75/MWh at 08:00. Wind made 44% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 28% across 2022.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.333.8%Wind 14.4541.1%Gas 9.0125.6%Hydro 0.371.1%Biomass 1.865.3%Nuclear 5.2314.9%Coal 0.641.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.0avgGeneration 32.9avgTransfers 0.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.2GW · 12:00
Low 24.2 · 03:30Avg 33.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 32.9Transfers 0.1 GW
Net imports1GWh
In
50 Out
50
Zero-carbon share65%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 44%Solar 4%

Transfers · Tue 5 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 5 April 2022, Great Britain imported 50 GWh and exported 50 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Belgium (18 GWh), and the most exports went to France (48 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 5 Apr
Imported
50GWh
Exported
50GWh
Net in
1GWh
Average net flow
0.03GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.75GWImporting

In 17.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.00GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 48.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.29GWImporting

In 6.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.32GWImporting

In 9.3 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.67GWImporting

In 16.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWGenerating

Generated 5.0 GWhPumped 2.6 GWh

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