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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 30 April 2022

On Saturday 30 April, demand averaged 27.4 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

27.4GW AVERAGEWind3.51 GW11%Hydro0.21 GW1%Biomass1.39 GW4%Solar2.83 GW9%Gas18.40 GW57%Imports0.34 GW1%Nuclear5.81 GW18%27.4GW AVERAGE11%9%57%18%
Price
£100.73/MWh
Day average £100.73
Demand27.4GW
Generation 32.1Transfers −4.8
Fossil fuels57%
Renewables20%
Other23%
Carbon intensityHigh
235g/kWh
0Day average 235300
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Key moments

On Saturday 30 April 2022, gas supplied 57% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 32.0 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity averaged 235 g/kWh and the price £100.73/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.9 GW at 21:40. Solar generation peaked at 9.1 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (192 g/kWh) and highest at 01:30 (267 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £73.67/MWh at 15:30 to £160.60/MWh at 09:00. 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 2.838.7%Wind 3.5110.8%Gas 18.4056.6%Hydro 0.210.6%Biomass 1.394.3%Nuclear 5.8117.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.4avgGeneration 32.1avgTransfers −4.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.0GW · 10:30
Low 21.8 · 04:50Avg 27.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain117%of demand
Generation 32.1Transfers −4.8 GW
Net exports104GWh
In
5 Out
110
Zero-carbon share38%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 11%Solar 9%

Transfers · Sat 30 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 30 April 2022, Great Britain imported 5 GWh and exported 110 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (5 GWh), and the most exports went to France (48 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 30 Apr
Imported
5GWh
Exported
110GWh
Net out
104GWh
Average net flow
4.34GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.96GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 23.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.01GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 48.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.19GWImporting

In 5.5 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.97GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 23.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.59GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 14.3 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.41GWPumping

Generated 2.8 GWhPumped 12.6 GWh

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