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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 13 April 2022

On Wednesday 13 April, demand averaged 30.9 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

30.9GW AVERAGEWind5.93 GW18%Hydro0.31 GW1%Biomass1.47 GW4%Solar1.59 GW5%Gas16.27 GW49%Coal0.57 GW2%Imports1.26 GW4%Nuclear5.93 GW18%30.9GW AVERAGE18%49%18%
Price
£180.57/MWh
Day average £180.57
Demand30.9GW
Generation 32.1Transfers −1.2
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables23%
Other26%
Carbon intensityHigh
217g/kWh
0Day average 217300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 13 April 2022, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 36.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 217 g/kWh and the price £180.57/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.5 GW at 11:55. Solar generation peaked at 5.4 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (171 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (264 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £0.00/MWh at 00:00 to £242.32/MWh at 07:30. 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 1.594.8%Wind 5.9317.8%Gas 16.2748.8%Hydro 0.310.9%Biomass 1.474.4%Nuclear 5.9317.8%Coal 0.571.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.9avgGeneration 32.1avgTransfers −1.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.7GW · 12:30
Low 22.3 · 04:30Avg 30.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain104%of demand
Generation 32.1Transfers −1.2 GW
Net exports28GWh
In
25 Out
53
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 19%Solar 5%

Transfers · Wed 13 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 13 April 2022, Great Britain imported 25 GWh and exported 53 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (17 GWh), and the most exports went to France (38 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 13 Apr
Imported
25GWh
Exported
53GWh
Net out
28GWh
Average net flow
1.18GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.05GWImporting

In 5.4 GWhOut 4.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.58GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 38.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.29GWExporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 7.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.06GWExporting

In 2.5 GWhOut 3.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWGenerating

Generated 5.4 GWhPumped 5.0 GWh

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