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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 27 April 2022

On Wednesday 27 April, demand averaged 31.1 GW. Renewables supplied 15%.

31.1GW AVERAGEWind3.14 GW9%Hydro0.25 GW1%Biomass2.48 GW7%Solar1.54 GW5%Gas18.82 GW57%Imports1.27 GW4%Nuclear5.80 GW17%31.1GW AVERAGE9%7%57%17%
Price
£157.26/MWh
Day average £157.26
Demand31.1GW
Generation 32.0Transfers −0.9
Fossil fuels57%
Renewables15%
Other29%
Carbon intensityHigh
240g/kWh
0Day average 240300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 27 April 2022, gas supplied 57% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 37.5 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity averaged 240 g/kWh and the price £157.26/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.2 GW at 21:20. Solar generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (224 g/kWh) and highest at 05:00 (259 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £110.19/MWh at 00:30 to £211.62/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 59% 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 1.544.6%Wind 3.149.4%Gas 18.8256.5%Hydro 0.250.7%Biomass 2.487.5%Nuclear 5.8017.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.1avgGeneration 32.0avgTransfers −0.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.5GW · 13:00
Low 22.4 · 04:10Avg 31.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain103%of demand
Generation 32.0Transfers −0.9 GW
Net exports20GWh
In
23 Out
43
Zero-carbon share34%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 10%Solar 5%

Transfers · Wed 27 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 27 April 2022, Great Britain imported 23 GWh and exported 43 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (9 GWh), and the most exports went to France (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 27 Apr
Imported
23GWh
Exported
43GWh
Net out
20GWh
Average net flow
0.84GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.22GWExporting

In 4.4 GWhOut 9.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.50GWExporting

In 1.0 GWhOut 13.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.26GWExporting

In 0.4 GWhOut 6.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.04GWExporting

In 8.7 GWhOut 9.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.18GWImporting

In 8.7 GWhOut 4.3 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 7.3 GWhPumped 9.3 GWh

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