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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 11 April 2022

On Monday 11 April, demand averaged 31.7 GW. Renewables supplied 47%.

31.7GW AVERAGEWind12.79 GW39%Hydro0.29 GW1%Biomass1.31 GW4%Solar2.13 GW7%Gas7.78 GW24%Coal0.17 GW1%Imports2.76 GW8%Nuclear5.33 GW16%31.7GW AVERAGE39%24%8%16%
Price
£183.54/MWh
Day average £183.54
Demand31.7GW
Generation 29.8Transfers 1.9
Fossil fuels24%
Renewables47%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
120g/kWh
0Day average 120300
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Key moments

On Monday 11 April 2022, wind supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 24%. Demand peaked at 38.7 GW at 10:00. Carbon intensity averaged 120 g/kWh and the price £183.54/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.8 GW at 15:05. Solar generation peaked at 7.4 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 15:00 (66 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (170 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £122.48/MWh at 14:00 to £265.84/MWh at 06:30. Wind made 43% 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 2.136.5%Wind 12.7939.3%Gas 7.7823.9%Hydro 0.290.9%Biomass 1.314.0%Nuclear 5.3316.4%Coal 0.170.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.7avgGeneration 29.8avgTransfers 1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.7GW · 10:00
Low 22.7 · 00:55Avg 31.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 29.8Transfers 1.9 GW
Net imports49GWh
In
62 Out
12
Zero-carbon share69%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 43%Solar 7%

Transfers · Mon 11 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 11 April 2022, Great Britain imported 62 GWh and exported 12 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (16 GWh), and the most exports went to France (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 11 Apr
Imported
62GWh
Exported
12GWh
Net in
49GWh
Average net flow
2.06GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.60GWImporting

In 14.7 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.06GWExporting

In 9.6 GWhOut 10.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.17GWImporting

In 5.1 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.67GWImporting

In 16.1 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.68GWImporting

In 16.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWPumping

Generated 4.5 GWhPumped 8.0 GWh

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