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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 28 April 2022

On Thursday 28 April, demand averaged 31.1 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

31.1GW AVERAGEWind2.09 GW6%Hydro0.24 GW1%Biomass2.42 GW7%Solar1.55 GW5%Gas19.23 GW58%Coal0.31 GW1%Imports1.43 GW4%Nuclear5.81 GW18%31.1GW AVERAGE7%58%18%
Price
£174.88/MWh
Day average £174.88
Demand31.1GW
Generation 31.6Transfers −0.6
Fossil fuels58%
Renewables12%
Other29%
Carbon intensityHigh
254g/kWh
0Day average 254300
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Key moments

On Thursday 28 April 2022, gas supplied 58% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 37.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 254 g/kWh and the price £174.88/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.6 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 15:00 (239 g/kWh) and highest at 22:00 (270 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £115.23/MWh at 00:30 to £229.35/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 61% 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 1.554.7%Wind 2.096.3%Gas 19.2358.1%Hydro 0.240.7%Biomass 2.427.3%Nuclear 5.8117.6%Coal 0.310.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.1avgGeneration 31.6avgTransfers −0.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.3GW · 12:30
Low 22.9 · 04:40Avg 31.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain102%of demand
Generation 31.6Transfers −0.6 GW
Net exports11GWh
In
27 Out
38
Zero-carbon share31%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 7%Solar 5%

Transfers · Thu 28 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 28 April 2022, Great Britain imported 27 GWh and exported 38 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (11 GWh), and the most exports went to France (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 28 Apr
Imported
27GWh
Exported
38GWh
Net out
11GWh
Average net flow
0.47GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.12GWExporting

In 5.7 GWhOut 8.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.45GWExporting

In 1.1 GWhOut 11.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.25GWExporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 6.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 8.1 GWhOut 8.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.34GWImporting

In 11.4 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 7.6 GWhPumped 10.3 GWh

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