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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 9 April 2022

On Saturday 9 April, demand averaged 29.8 GW. Renewables supplied 34%.

29.8GW AVERAGEWind7.53 GW24%Hydro0.33 GW1%Biomass1.16 GW4%Solar2.59 GW8%Gas10.21 GW33%Coal0.73 GW2%Imports2.99 GW10%Nuclear5.23 GW17%29.8GW AVERAGE24%8%33%10%17%
Price
£211.02/MWh
Day average £211.02
Demand29.8GW
Generation 27.8Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables34%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
173g/kWh
0Day average 173300
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Key moments

On Saturday 9 April 2022, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 34.8 GW at 12:15. Carbon intensity averaged 173 g/kWh and the price £211.02/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.5 GW at 04:10. Solar generation peaked at 8.3 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (117 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (279 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £162.59/MWh at 14:00 to £266.20/MWh at 21:00. Gas made 37% 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 2.598.4%Wind 7.5324.5%Gas 10.2133.2%Hydro 0.331.1%Biomass 1.163.8%Nuclear 5.2317.0%Coal 0.732.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.8avgGeneration 27.8avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.8GW · 12:15
Low 23.9 · 04:55Avg 29.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 27.8Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports50GWh
In
68 Out
18
Zero-carbon share56%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 27%Solar 9%

Transfers · Sat 9 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 9 April 2022, Great Britain imported 68 GWh and exported 18 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Belgium (23 GWh), and the most exports went to France (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 9 Apr
Imported
68GWh
Exported
18GWh
Net in
50GWh
Average net flow
2.09GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.96GWImporting

In 22.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.18GWExporting

In 6.0 GWhOut 10.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.32GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 7.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 3.9 GWhPumped 5.6 GWh

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