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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 6 April 2022

On Wednesday 6 April, demand averaged 32.8 GW. Renewables supplied 51%.

32.8GW AVERAGEWind16.07 GW46%Hydro0.47 GW1%Biomass1.47 GW4%Solar1.46 GW4%Gas6.92 GW20%Coal0.67 GW2%Imports2.73 GW8%Nuclear5.23 GW15%32.8GW AVERAGE46%20%8%15%
Price
£191.86/MWh
Day average £191.86
Demand32.8GW
Generation 32.3Transfers 0.5
Fossil fuels20%
Renewables51%
Other27%
Carbon intensityLow
109g/kWh
0Day average 109300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 6 April 2022, wind supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 20%. Demand peaked at 39.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 109 g/kWh and the price £191.86/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.4 GW at 13:00. Solar generation peaked at 5.7 GW at 14:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 05:00 (63 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (155 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £132.10/MWh at 00:00 to £262.58/MWh at 20:00. Wind made 50% 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 1.464.2%Wind 16.0745.9%Gas 6.9219.8%Hydro 0.471.3%Biomass 1.474.2%Nuclear 5.2314.9%Coal 0.671.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.8avgGeneration 32.3avgTransfers 0.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.0GW · 12:30
Low 23.9 · 03:50Avg 32.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 32.3Transfers 0.5 GW
Net imports13GWh
In
60 Out
46
Zero-carbon share72%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 50%Solar 5%

Transfers · Wed 6 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 6 April 2022, Great Britain imported 60 GWh and exported 46 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Belgium (23 GWh), and the most exports went to France (45 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 6 Apr
Imported
60GWh
Exported
46GWh
Net in
13GWh
Average net flow
0.56GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.88GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 45.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.36GWImporting

In 8.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.63GWImporting

In 15.7 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.50GWImporting

In 12.7 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 5.6 GWhPumped 5.9 GWh

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