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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 20 April 2022

On Wednesday 20 April, demand averaged 29.9 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

29.9GW AVERAGEWind5.56 GW17%Hydro0.24 GW1%Biomass2.42 GW7%Solar2.87 GW9%Gas16.44 GW50%Imports0.79 GW2%Nuclear4.58 GW14%29.9GW AVERAGE17%7%9%50%14%
Price
£159.23/MWh
Day average £159.23
Demand29.9GW
Generation 32.1Transfers −2.2
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables26%
Other24%
Carbon intensityHigh
213g/kWh
0Day average 213300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 20 April 2022, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 17%. Demand peaked at 35.8 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 213 g/kWh and the price £159.23/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.7 GW at 23:00. Solar generation peaked at 9.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:00 (177 g/kWh) and highest at 04:30 (247 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £130.07/MWh at 02:30 to £203.36/MWh at 21:00. Gas made 51% 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 2.878.7%Wind 5.5616.9%Gas 16.4449.9%Hydro 0.240.7%Biomass 2.427.4%Nuclear 4.5813.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.9avgGeneration 32.1avgTransfers −2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.8GW · 11:30
Low 21.7 · 04:25Avg 29.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain107%of demand
Generation 32.1Transfers −2.2 GW
Net exports54GWh
In
15 Out
69
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 17%Solar 9%

Transfers · Wed 20 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 20 April 2022, Great Britain imported 15 GWh and exported 69 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (6 GWh), and the most exports went to France (40 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 20 Apr
Imported
15GWh
Exported
69GWh
Net out
54GWh
Average net flow
2.26GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.22GWExporting

In 4.8 GWhOut 10.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.69GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 40.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.12GWExporting

In 0.7 GWhOut 3.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.30GWExporting

In 3.5 GWhOut 10.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.07GWImporting

In 5.8 GWhOut 4.2 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWGenerating

Generated 4.2 GWhPumped 3.2 GWh

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