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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 19 April 2022

On Tuesday 19 April, demand averaged 29.4 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

29.4GW AVERAGEWind2.99 GW10%Hydro0.26 GW1%Biomass2.42 GW8%Solar2.03 GW6%Gas17.58 GW56%Coal0.12 GW0%Imports1.25 GW4%Nuclear4.58 GW15%29.4GW AVERAGE10%8%56%15%
Price
£156.69/MWh
Day average £156.69
Demand29.4GW
Generation 30.0Transfers −0.5
Fossil fuels56%
Renewables17%
Other26%
Carbon intensityHigh
244g/kWh
0Day average 244300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 19 April 2022, gas supplied 56% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 35.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 244 g/kWh and the price £156.69/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.2 GW at 17:55. Solar generation peaked at 6.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:00 (233 g/kWh) and highest at 22:00 (258 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £113.68/MWh at 05:00 to £212.36/MWh at 06:30. Gas made 59% 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 2.036.5%Wind 2.999.6%Gas 17.5856.3%Hydro 0.260.8%Biomass 2.427.7%Nuclear 4.5814.7%Coal 0.120.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.4avgGeneration 30.0avgTransfers −0.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.9GW · 12:00
Low 20.6 · 04:00Avg 29.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain102%of demand
Generation 30.0Transfers −0.5 GW
Net exports14GWh
In
25 Out
39
Zero-carbon share33%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 10%Solar 7%

Transfers · Tue 19 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 19 April 2022, Great Britain imported 25 GWh and exported 39 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Belgium (10 GWh), and the most exports went to France (24 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 19 Apr
Imported
25GWh
Exported
39GWh
Net out
14GWh
Average net flow
0.58GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.26GWImporting

In 9.7 GWhOut 3.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.96GWExporting

In 0.6 GWhOut 23.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.13GWExporting

In 0.9 GWhOut 4.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.21GWImporting

In 8.7 GWhOut 3.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.04GWImporting

In 5.4 GWhOut 4.4 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWGenerating

Generated 4.8 GWhPumped 3.6 GWh

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