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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 17 April 2022

On Sunday 17 April, demand averaged 25.4 GW. Renewables supplied 43%.

25.4GW AVERAGEWind8.57 GW32%Hydro0.27 GW1%Biomass1.88 GW7%Solar2.57 GW10%Gas4.61 GW17%Imports2.20 GW8%Nuclear6.40 GW24%25.4GW AVERAGE32%7%10%17%8%24%
Price
£95.44/MWh
Day average £95.44
Demand25.4GW
Generation 24.3Transfers 1.1
Fossil fuels17%
Renewables43%
Other40%
Carbon intensityLow
90g/kWh
0Day average 90300
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Key moments

On Sunday 17 April 2022, wind supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 30.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 90 g/kWh and the price £95.44/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.9 GW at 16:50. Solar generation peaked at 8.3 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 15:00 (46 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (117 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £4.84/MWh at 16:00 to £166.80/MWh at 10:00. Wind made 35% 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 2.579.7%Wind 8.5732.3%Gas 4.6117.4%Hydro 0.271.0%Biomass 1.887.1%Nuclear 6.4024.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.4avgGeneration 24.3avgTransfers 1.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.3GW · 12:30
Low 19.7 · 05:35Avg 25.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 24.3Transfers 1.1 GW
Net imports32GWh
In
49 Out
17
Zero-carbon share73%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 1%Wind 35%Solar 11%

Transfers · Sun 17 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 17 April 2022, Great Britain imported 49 GWh and exported 17 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (19 GWh), and the most exports went to Norway (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 17 Apr
Imported
49GWh
Exported
17GWh
Net in
32GWh
Average net flow
1.34GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.73GWImporting

In 17.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.76GWImporting

In 19.2 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.19GWExporting

In 0.5 GWhOut 5.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.44GWImporting

In 11.8 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.40GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 9.7 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.27GWPumping

Generated 3.8 GWhPumped 10.2 GWh

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