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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 23 April 2022

On Saturday 23 April, demand averaged 27.3 GW. Renewables supplied 59%.

27.3GW AVERAGEWind14.59 GW51%Hydro0.22 GW1%Biomass0.51 GW2%Solar2.01 GW7%Gas4.01 GW14%Imports2.16 GW8%Nuclear4.98 GW18%27.3GW AVERAGE51%7%14%8%18%
Price
£153.92/MWh
Day average £153.92
Demand27.3GW
Generation 26.3Transfers 0.9
Fossil fuels14%
Renewables59%
Other27%
Carbon intensityLow
67g/kWh
0Day average 67300
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Key moments

On Saturday 23 April 2022, wind supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 32.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 67 g/kWh and the price £153.92/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.6 GW at 13:25. Solar generation peaked at 6.4 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (40 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (93 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £108.46/MWh at 02:30 to £193.10/MWh at 20:30. Wind made 55% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 28% across 2022.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.017.0%Wind 14.5951.2%Gas 4.0114.1%Hydro 0.220.8%Biomass 0.511.8%Nuclear 4.9817.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.3avgGeneration 26.3avgTransfers 0.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.0GW · 12:30
Low 20.8 · 05:00Avg 27.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 26.3Transfers 0.9 GW
Net imports26GWh
In
49 Out
23
Zero-carbon share83%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 55%Solar 8%

Transfers · Sat 23 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 23 April 2022, Great Britain imported 49 GWh and exported 23 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Belgium (22 GWh), and the most exports went to France (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 23 Apr
Imported
49GWh
Exported
23GWh
Net in
26GWh
Average net flow
1.10GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.56GWExporting

In 3.5 GWhOut 16.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.01GWExporting

In 2.2 GWhOut 2.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.44GWImporting

In 13.7 GWhOut 3.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.33GWImporting

In 8.0 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 3.0 GWhPumped 6.7 GWh

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