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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 1 April 2023

On Saturday 1 April, demand averaged 28.5 GW. Renewables supplied 36%.

28.5GW AVERAGEWind9.09 GW31%Hydro0.39 GW1%Biomass1.45 GW5%Solar0.92 GW3%Gas7.20 GW25%Imports6.08 GW21%Nuclear3.98 GW14%28.5GW AVERAGE31%25%21%14%
Price
£101.38/MWh
Day average £101.38
Demand28.5GW
Generation 23.0Transfers 5.5
Fossil fuels25%
Renewables36%
Other40%
Carbon intensityModerate
115g/kWh
0Day average 115300
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Key moments

On Saturday 1 April 2023, wind supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 25%. Demand peaked at 32.8 GW at 18:25. Carbon intensity averaged 115 g/kWh and the price £101.38/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.0 GW at 01:25. Solar generation peaked at 3.2 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (73 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (154 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £22.30/MWh at 00:30 to £151.90/MWh at 20:00. Wind made 39% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 33% across 2023.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.923.2%Wind 9.0931.2%Gas 7.2024.7%Hydro 0.391.3%Biomass 1.455.0%Nuclear 3.9813.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.5avgGeneration 23.0avgTransfers 5.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.8GW · 18:25
Low 21.9 · 03:55Avg 28.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain81%of demand
Generation 23.0Transfers 5.5 GW
Net imports133GWh
In
140 Out
7
Zero-carbon share62%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 39%Solar 4%

Transfers · Sat 1 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 1 April 2023, Great Britain imported 140 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (70 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 1 Apr
Imported
140GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
133GWh
Average net flow
5.54GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.87GWImporting

In 21.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.91GWImporting

In 69.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.23GWExporting

In 1.6 GWhOut 7.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.10GWImporting

In 26.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 5.7 GWhPumped 7.9 GWh

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