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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 2 April 2023

On Sunday 2 April, demand averaged 27.8 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

27.8GW AVERAGEWind5.23 GW18%Hydro0.37 GW1%Biomass1.91 GW7%Solar1.97 GW7%Gas9.16 GW32%Imports6.28 GW22%Nuclear3.70 GW13%27.8GW AVERAGE18%32%22%13%
Price
£128.77/MWh
Day average £128.77
Demand27.8GW
Generation 22.3Transfers 5.5
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables26%
Other42%
Carbon intensityModerate
153g/kWh
0Day average 153300
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Key moments

On Sunday 2 April 2023, gas supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 18%. Demand peaked at 32.8 GW at 13:10. Carbon intensity averaged 153 g/kWh and the price £128.77/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.4 GW at 00:40. Solar generation peaked at 7.2 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (100 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (200 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £98.96/MWh at 07:00 to £166.32/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 41% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 36% across 2023.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.976.9%Wind 5.2318.3%Gas 9.1632.0%Hydro 0.371.3%Biomass 1.916.7%Nuclear 3.7012.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.8avgGeneration 22.3avgTransfers 5.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.8GW · 13:10
Low 21.5 · 04:55Avg 27.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain80%of demand
Generation 22.3Transfers 5.5 GW
Net imports127GWh
In
144 Out
17
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 23%Solar 9%

Transfers · Sun 2 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 2 April 2023, Great Britain imported 144 GWh and exported 17 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (72 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 2 Apr
Imported
144GWh
Exported
17GWh
Net in
127GWh
Average net flow
5.29GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.98GWImporting

In 71.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.72GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 17.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.00GWImporting

In 24.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.09GWImporting

In 26.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.21GWGenerating

Generated 6.7 GWhPumped 1.5 GWh

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