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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 21 April 2022

On Thursday 21 April, demand averaged 29.8 GW. Renewables supplied 36%.

29.8GW AVERAGEWind8.70 GW26%Hydro0.23 GW1%Biomass2.20 GW7%Solar3.03 GW9%Gas13.54 GW41%Imports0.94 GW3%Nuclear4.58 GW14%29.8GW AVERAGE26%9%41%14%
Price
£152.85/MWh
Day average £152.85
Demand29.8GW
Generation 32.3Transfers −2.4
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables36%
Other23%
Carbon intensityModerate
177g/kWh
0Day average 177300
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Key moments

On Thursday 21 April 2022, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 26%. Demand peaked at 36.1 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity averaged 177 g/kWh and the price £152.85/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.8 GW at 18:55. Solar generation peaked at 9.5 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:00 (127 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (221 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £111.60/MWh at 13:00 to £221.34/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 42% 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 3.039.1%Wind 8.7026.2%Gas 13.5440.8%Hydro 0.230.7%Biomass 2.206.6%Nuclear 4.5813.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.8avgGeneration 32.3avgTransfers −2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.1GW · 11:00
Low 21.8 · 04:00Avg 29.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain108%of demand
Generation 32.3Transfers −2.4 GW
Net exports58GWh
In
18 Out
77
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 27%Solar 9%

Transfers · Thu 21 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 21 April 2022, Great Britain imported 18 GWh and exported 77 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (5 GWh), and the most exports went to France (45 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 21 Apr
Imported
18GWh
Exported
77GWh
Net out
58GWh
Average net flow
2.43GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.28GWExporting

In 4.5 GWhOut 11.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.88GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 45.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.21GWImporting

In 5.3 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.47GWExporting

In 3.2 GWhOut 14.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.01GWExporting

In 5.4 GWhOut 5.6 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 4.1 GWhPumped 4.3 GWh

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