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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 10 April 2022

On Sunday 10 April, demand averaged 28.9 GW. Renewables supplied 19%.

28.9GW AVERAGEWind2.70 GW9%Hydro0.32 GW1%Biomass1.25 GW4%Solar2.49 GW9%Gas12.81 GW44%Coal0.43 GW1%Imports3.88 GW13%Nuclear5.23 GW18%28.9GW AVERAGE9%9%44%13%18%
Price
£192.13/MWh
Day average £192.13
Demand28.9GW
Generation 25.2Transfers 3.7
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables19%
Other36%
Carbon intensityHigh
212g/kWh
0Day average 212300
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Key moments

On Sunday 10 April 2022, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 34.2 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 212 g/kWh and the price £192.13/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.0 GW at 23:40. Solar generation peaked at 8.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (135 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (258 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £160.11/MWh at 23:00 to £262.52/MWh at 00:00. Gas made 51% 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 2.498.5%Wind 2.709.3%Gas 12.8144.0%Hydro 0.321.1%Biomass 1.254.3%Nuclear 5.2318.0%Coal 0.431.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.9avgGeneration 25.2avgTransfers 3.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.2GW · 17:25
Low 23.1 · 04:55Avg 28.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 25.2Transfers 3.7 GW
Net imports88GWh
In
92 Out
4
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 11%Solar 10%

Transfers · Sun 10 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 10 April 2022, Great Britain imported 92 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (28 GWh), and the most exports went to France (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 10 Apr
Imported
92GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
88GWh
Average net flow
3.69GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.86GWImporting

In 20.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.03GWImporting

In 28.3 GWhOut 3.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.36GWImporting

In 8.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.75GWImporting

In 17.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 1.1 GWhPumped 1.5 GWh

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