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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 26 April 2022

On Tuesday 26 April, demand averaged 30.4 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

30.4GW AVERAGEWind3.38 GW10%Hydro0.23 GW1%Biomass2.22 GW7%Solar2.46 GW7%Gas18.85 GW56%Coal0.16 GW0%Imports0.55 GW2%Nuclear5.76 GW17%30.4GW AVERAGE10%7%56%17%
Price
£168.40/MWh
Day average £168.40
Demand30.4GW
Generation 33.0Transfers −2.6
Fossil fuels56%
Renewables18%
Other25%
Carbon intensityHigh
239g/kWh
0Day average 239300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 26 April 2022, gas supplied 56% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 36.6 GW at 09:30. Carbon intensity averaged 239 g/kWh and the price £168.40/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 22:30. Solar generation peaked at 8.4 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:00 (210 g/kWh) and highest at 02:00 (253 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £97.67/MWh at 23:00 to £225.68/MWh at 08:00. Gas made 57% 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 2.467.3%Wind 3.3810.0%Gas 18.8556.1%Hydro 0.230.7%Biomass 2.226.6%Nuclear 5.7617.1%Coal 0.160.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.4avgGeneration 33.0avgTransfers −2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.6GW · 09:30
Low 22.1 · 03:55Avg 30.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain109%of demand
Generation 33.0Transfers −2.6 GW
Net exports62GWh
In
7 Out
69
Zero-carbon share36%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 10%Solar 7%

Transfers · Tue 26 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 26 April 2022, Great Britain imported 7 GWh and exported 69 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (5 GWh), and the most exports went to France (26 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 26 Apr
Imported
7GWh
Exported
69GWh
Net out
62GWh
Average net flow
2.57GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.78GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.08GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 25.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.24GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 6.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.51GWExporting

In 1.8 GWhOut 13.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.03GWImporting

In 5.3 GWhOut 4.4 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 5.9 GWhPumped 7.2 GWh

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