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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 15 April 2022

On Friday 15 April, demand averaged 27.1 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

27.1GW AVERAGEWind4.55 GW15%Hydro0.25 GW1%Biomass1.43 GW5%Solar2.38 GW8%Gas14.16 GW48%Imports0.63 GW2%Nuclear6.32 GW21%27.1GW AVERAGE15%8%48%21%
Price
£140.62/MWh
Day average £140.62
Demand27.1GW
Generation 29.1Transfers −1.9
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables24%
Other28%
Carbon intensityModerate
198g/kWh
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Key moments

On Friday 15 April 2022, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 31.6 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity averaged 198 g/kWh and the price £140.62/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.4 GW at 20:50. Solar generation peaked at 7.4 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (135 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (246 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £97.78/MWh at 05:30 to £181.09/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 49% 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 2.388.0%Wind 4.5515.3%Gas 14.1647.6%Hydro 0.250.8%Biomass 1.434.8%Nuclear 6.3221.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.1avgGeneration 29.1avgTransfers −1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.6GW · 10:30
Low 21.2 · 04:55Avg 27.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain107%of demand
Generation 29.1Transfers −1.9 GW
Net exports45GWh
In
12 Out
58
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 16%Solar 8%

Transfers · Fri 15 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 15 April 2022, Great Britain imported 12 GWh and exported 58 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (7 GWh), and the most exports went to France (30 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 15 Apr
Imported
12GWh
Exported
58GWh
Net out
45GWh
Average net flow
1.88GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.13GWExporting

In 3.8 GWhOut 7.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.23GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 29.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.21GWExporting

In 1.5 GWhOut 6.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.49GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 11.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.19GWImporting

In 6.9 GWhOut 2.4 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 2.7 GWhPumped 4.1 GWh

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