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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 24 April 2022

On Sunday 24 April, demand averaged 26.6 GW. Renewables supplied 50%.

26.6GW AVERAGEWind11.24 GW40%Hydro0.23 GW1%Biomass0.51 GW2%Solar2.58 GW9%Gas5.96 GW21%Imports2.06 GW7%Nuclear5.54 GW20%26.6GW AVERAGE40%9%21%7%20%
Price
£142.50/MWh
Day average £142.50
Demand26.6GW
Generation 26.1Transfers 0.6
Fossil fuels21%
Renewables50%
Other29%
Carbon intensityLow
96g/kWh
0Day average 96300
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Key moments

On Sunday 24 April 2022, wind supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 21%. Demand peaked at 32.0 GW at 17:55. Carbon intensity averaged 96 g/kWh and the price £142.50/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.6 GW at 11:35. Solar generation peaked at 8.0 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 10:30 (50 g/kWh) and highest at 23:30 (180 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £102.55/MWh at 06:00 to £206.00/MWh at 17:00. Wind made 43% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 28% across 2022.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.589.2%Wind 11.2440.0%Gas 5.9621.2%Hydro 0.230.8%Biomass 0.511.8%Nuclear 5.5419.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.6avgGeneration 26.1avgTransfers 0.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.0GW · 17:55
Low 19.9 · 05:45Avg 26.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 26.1Transfers 0.6 GW
Net imports26GWh
In
47 Out
21
Zero-carbon share75%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 43%Solar 10%

Transfers · Sun 24 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 24 April 2022, Great Britain imported 47 GWh and exported 21 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Belgium (19 GWh), and the most exports went to France (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 24 Apr
Imported
47GWh
Exported
21GWh
Net in
26GWh
Average net flow
1.09GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.2 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.56GWExporting

In 0.9 GWhOut 14.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.25GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 6.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.62GWImporting

In 15.6 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.48GWImporting

In 11.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.51GWPumping

Generated 2.2 GWhPumped 14.4 GWh

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