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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 8 April 2022

On Friday 8 April, demand averaged 32.8 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

32.8GW AVERAGEWind8.33 GW25%Hydro0.44 GW1%Biomass1.18 GW4%Solar2.16 GW6%Gas13.20 GW40%Coal0.80 GW2%Imports2.05 GW6%Nuclear5.23 GW16%32.8GW AVERAGE25%40%16%
Price
£207.42/MWh
Day average £207.42
Demand32.8GW
Generation 31.3Transfers 1.4
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables33%
Other25%
Carbon intensityModerate
188g/kWh
0Day average 188300
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Key moments

On Friday 8 April 2022, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 25%. Demand peaked at 39.5 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity averaged 188 g/kWh and the price £207.42/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.5 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 7.1 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (132 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (247 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £147.26/MWh at 00:00 to £295.21/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 42% 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 2.166.5%Wind 8.3324.9%Gas 13.2039.5%Hydro 0.441.3%Biomass 1.183.5%Nuclear 5.2315.7%Coal 0.802.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.8avgGeneration 31.3avgTransfers 1.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.5GW · 10:30
Low 24.8 · 04:20Avg 32.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 31.3Transfers 1.4 GW
Net imports33GWh
In
44 Out
11
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 27%Solar 7%

Transfers · Fri 8 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 8 April 2022, Great Britain imported 44 GWh and exported 11 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (17 GWh), and the most exports went to France (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 8 Apr
Imported
44GWh
Exported
11GWh
Net in
33GWh
Average net flow
1.37GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.45GWImporting

In 11.3 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.11GWExporting

In 3.6 GWhOut 6.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.13GWExporting

In 1.0 GWhOut 4.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.47GWImporting

In 11.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWGenerating

Generated 5.3 GWhPumped 4.1 GWh

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