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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 16 April 2022

On Saturday 16 April, demand averaged 26.0 GW. Renewables supplied 37%.

26.0GW AVERAGEWind7.08 GW26%Hydro0.25 GW1%Biomass1.58 GW6%Solar2.76 GW10%Gas7.05 GW26%Imports2.18 GW8%Nuclear6.36 GW23%26.0GW AVERAGE26%10%26%8%23%
Price
£115.67/MWh
Day average £115.67
Demand26.0GW
Generation 25.1Transfers 0.9
Fossil fuels26%
Renewables37%
Other37%
Carbon intensityLow
120g/kWh
0Day average 120300
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Key moments

On Saturday 16 April 2022, wind supplied 26% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 26%. Demand peaked at 30.9 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity averaged 120 g/kWh and the price £115.67/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.7 GW at 20:50. Solar generation peaked at 8.9 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (65 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (170 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £54.16/MWh at 14:30 to £156.25/MWh at 06:30. Wind made 28% 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 2.7610.1%Wind 7.0825.9%Gas 7.0525.9%Hydro 0.250.9%Biomass 1.585.8%Nuclear 6.3623.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.0avgGeneration 25.1avgTransfers 0.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.9GW · 11:00
Low 20.0 · 04:45Avg 26.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 25.1Transfers 0.9 GW
Net imports24GWh
In
48 Out
24
Zero-carbon share66%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 1%Wind 28%Solar 11%

Transfers · Sat 16 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 16 April 2022, Great Britain imported 48 GWh and exported 24 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (19 GWh), and the most exports went to France (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 16 Apr
Imported
48GWh
Exported
24GWh
Net in
24GWh
Average net flow
1.00GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.47GWImporting

In 13.1 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.39GWImporting

In 18.9 GWhOut 9.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.26GWImporting

In 6.9 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.21GWImporting

In 8.7 GWhOut 3.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.34GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 8.1 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 4.8 GWhPumped 6.8 GWh

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