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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 7 April 2022

On Thursday 7 April, demand averaged 33.6 GW. Renewables supplied 53%.

33.6GW AVERAGEWind16.13 GW46%Hydro0.43 GW1%Biomass1.08 GW3%Solar2.03 GW6%Gas6.73 GW19%Coal0.84 GW2%Imports2.80 GW8%Nuclear5.22 GW15%33.6GW AVERAGE46%19%8%15%
Price
£194.74/MWh
Day average £194.74
Demand33.6GW
Generation 32.5Transfers 1.2
Fossil fuels19%
Renewables53%
Other26%
Carbon intensityLow
112g/kWh
0Day average 112300
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Key moments

On Thursday 7 April 2022, wind supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 19%. Demand peaked at 40.2 GW at 12:15. Carbon intensity averaged 112 g/kWh and the price £194.74/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.8 GW at 13:15. Solar generation peaked at 6.7 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (71 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (176 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £164.32/MWh at 14:00 to £245.74/MWh at 21:00. 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 2.035.8%Wind 16.1345.8%Gas 6.7319.1%Hydro 0.431.2%Biomass 1.083.1%Nuclear 5.2214.8%Coal 0.842.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.6avgGeneration 32.5avgTransfers 1.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.2GW · 12:15
Low 24.5 · 03:55Avg 33.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 32.5Transfers 1.2 GW
Net imports31GWh
In
63 Out
32
Zero-carbon share73%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 50%Solar 6%

Transfers · Thu 7 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 7 April 2022, Great Britain imported 63 GWh and exported 32 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Belgium (23 GWh), and the most exports went to France (23 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 7 Apr
Imported
63GWh
Exported
32GWh
Net in
31GWh
Average net flow
1.30GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.63GWExporting

In 8.0 GWhOut 23.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.02GWExporting

In 4.0 GWhOut 4.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.43GWImporting

In 14.7 GWhOut 4.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.57GWImporting

In 14.0 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWPumping

Generated 4.0 GWhPumped 7.1 GWh

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