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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 14 April 2022

On Thursday 14 April, demand averaged 30.3 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

30.3GW AVERAGEWind1.79 GW6%Hydro0.26 GW1%Biomass1.47 GW5%Solar1.76 GW6%Gas18.26 GW57%Coal0.47 GW1%Imports1.67 GW5%Nuclear6.21 GW19%30.3GW AVERAGE57%19%
Price
£165.84/MWh
Day average £165.84
Demand30.3GW
Generation 30.2Transfers 0.0
Fossil fuels57%
Renewables12%
Other29%
Carbon intensityHigh
254g/kWh
0Day average 254300
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Key moments

On Thursday 14 April 2022, gas supplied 57% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 36.3 GW at 09:30. Carbon intensity averaged 254 g/kWh and the price £165.84/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.7 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 5.8 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:00 (233 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (281 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £116.94/MWh at 11:00 to £221.14/MWh at 06:30. Gas made 60% 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 1.765.5%Wind 1.795.6%Gas 18.2657.3%Hydro 0.260.8%Biomass 1.474.6%Nuclear 6.2119.5%Coal 0.471.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.3avgGeneration 30.2avgTransfers 0.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.3GW · 09:30
Low 22.5 · 04:00Avg 30.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 30.2Transfers 0.0 GW
Net exports1GWh
In
35 Out
36
Zero-carbon share33%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 6%Solar 6%

Transfers · Thu 14 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 14 April 2022, Great Britain imported 35 GWh and exported 36 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (15 GWh), and the most exports went to France (27 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 14 Apr
Imported
35GWh
Exported
36GWh
Net out
1GWh
Average net flow
0.04GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.07GWImporting

In 6.3 GWhOut 4.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.09GWExporting

In 0.7 GWhOut 26.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.29GWImporting

In 7.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.07GWImporting

In 6.4 GWhOut 4.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.61GWImporting

In 14.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWGenerating

Generated 5.2 GWhPumped 3.1 GWh

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