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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 18 April 2022

On Monday 18 April, demand averaged 26.4 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

26.4GW AVERAGEWind5.48 GW20%Hydro0.24 GW1%Biomass1.99 GW7%Solar2.35 GW8%Gas9.36 GW34%Imports2.31 GW8%Nuclear6.05 GW22%26.4GW AVERAGE20%7%8%34%8%22%
Price
£132.08/MWh
Day average £132.08
Demand26.4GW
Generation 25.5Transfers 0.9
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables29%
Other37%
Carbon intensityLow
150g/kWh
0Day average 150300
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Key moments

On Monday 18 April 2022, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 31.1 GW at 18:25. Carbon intensity averaged 150 g/kWh and the price £132.08/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.9 GW at 00:20. Solar generation peaked at 7.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (81 g/kWh) and highest at 23:00 (235 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £49.22/MWh at 01:00 to £196.93/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 37% 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 2.358.5%Wind 5.4819.7%Gas 9.3633.7%Hydro 0.240.9%Biomass 1.997.2%Nuclear 6.0521.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.4avgGeneration 25.5avgTransfers 0.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.1GW · 18:25
Low 19.8 · 04:50Avg 26.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 25.5Transfers 0.9 GW
Net imports26GWh
In
50 Out
24
Zero-carbon share55%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 1%Wind 22%Solar 9%

Transfers · Mon 18 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 18 April 2022, Great Britain imported 50 GWh and exported 24 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (24 GWh), and the most exports went to Norway (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 18 Apr
Imported
50GWh
Exported
24GWh
Net in
26GWh
Average net flow
1.07GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.55GWImporting

In 13.9 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.66GWImporting

In 23.7 GWhOut 7.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.18GWExporting

In 0.9 GWhOut 5.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.32GWImporting

In 9.5 GWhOut 1.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.29GWExporting

In 2.0 GWhOut 8.9 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWPumping

Generated 5.4 GWhPumped 9.1 GWh

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