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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 25 April 2022

On Monday 25 April, demand averaged 30.0 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

30.0GW AVERAGEWind4.58 GW15%Hydro0.27 GW1%Biomass1.95 GW6%Solar2.00 GW6%Gas15.90 GW50%Coal0.23 GW1%Imports1.06 GW3%Nuclear5.62 GW18%30.0GW AVERAGE15%50%18%
Price
£198.83/MWh
Day average £198.83
Demand30.0GW
Generation 30.6Transfers −0.5
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables22%
Other27%
Carbon intensityHigh
216g/kWh
0Day average 216300
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Key moments

On Monday 25 April 2022, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 36.6 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 216 g/kWh and the price £198.83/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.0 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 6.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (186 g/kWh) and highest at 23:30 (247 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £112.15/MWh at 23:30 to £246.65/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 52% 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 2.006.3%Wind 4.5814.5%Gas 15.9050.3%Hydro 0.270.9%Biomass 1.956.2%Nuclear 5.6217.8%Coal 0.230.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.0avgGeneration 30.6avgTransfers −0.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.6GW · 12:05
Low 20.8 · 04:00Avg 30.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain102%of demand
Generation 30.6Transfers −0.5 GW
Net exports19GWh
In
17 Out
36
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 15%Solar 7%

Transfers · Mon 25 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 25 April 2022, Great Britain imported 17 GWh and exported 36 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (10 GWh), and the most exports went to France (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 25 Apr
Imported
17GWh
Exported
36GWh
Net out
19GWh
Average net flow
0.79GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.03GWExporting

In 2.8 GWhOut 3.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.83GWExporting

In 1.5 GWhOut 21.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.25GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 6.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.08GWExporting

In 3.0 GWhOut 4.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.40GWImporting

In 9.6 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.29GWGenerating

Generated 8.4 GWhPumped 1.4 GWh

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