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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 29 April 2022

On Friday 29 April, demand averaged 30.4 GW. Renewables supplied 14%.

30.4GW AVERAGEWind1.97 GW6%Hydro0.22 GW1%Biomass1.96 GW6%Solar2.40 GW7%Gas20.06 GW60%Coal0.09 GW0%Imports0.70 GW2%Nuclear5.80 GW17%30.4GW AVERAGE7%60%17%
Price
£165.91/MWh
Day average £165.91
Demand30.4GW
Generation 32.5Transfers −2.1
Fossil fuels60%
Renewables14%
Other25%
Carbon intensityHigh
254g/kWh
0Day average 254300
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Key moments

On Friday 29 April 2022, gas supplied 60% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 37.3 GW at 12:10. Carbon intensity averaged 254 g/kWh and the price £165.91/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.8 GW at 21:20. Solar generation peaked at 7.2 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (219 g/kWh) and highest at 01:30 (278 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £101.14/MWh at 23:30 to £215.93/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 62% 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 2.407.2%Wind 1.975.9%Gas 20.0660.4%Hydro 0.220.7%Biomass 1.965.9%Nuclear 5.8017.5%Coal 0.090.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.4avgGeneration 32.5avgTransfers −2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.3GW · 12:10
Low 22.9 · 04:40Avg 30.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain107%of demand
Generation 32.5Transfers −2.1 GW
Net exports49GWh
In
11 Out
60
Zero-carbon share32%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 6%Solar 7%

Transfers · Fri 29 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 29 April 2022, Great Britain imported 11 GWh and exported 60 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (5 GWh), and the most exports went to France (28 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 29 Apr
Imported
11GWh
Exported
60GWh
Net out
49GWh
Average net flow
2.06GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.46GWExporting

In 1.1 GWhOut 12.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.13GWExporting

In 0.7 GWhOut 27.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.17GWExporting

In 1.5 GWhOut 5.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.38GWExporting

In 2.5 GWhOut 11.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.08GWImporting

In 5.0 GWhOut 3.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 6.1 GWhPumped 7.1 GWh

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