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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 3 April 2023

On Monday 3 April, demand averaged 31.6 GW. Renewables supplied 35%.

31.6GW AVERAGEWind7.69 GW24%Hydro0.31 GW1%Biomass1.94 GW6%Solar3.06 GW10%Gas10.85 GW34%Imports4.32 GW14%Nuclear3.79 GW12%31.6GW AVERAGE24%10%34%14%12%
Price
£118.78/MWh
Day average £118.78
Demand31.6GW
Generation 27.6Transfers 3.9
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables35%
Other31%
Carbon intensityModerate
163g/kWh
0Day average 163300
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Key moments

On Monday 3 April 2023, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 38.7 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 163 g/kWh and the price £118.78/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.5 GW at 21:05. Solar generation peaked at 9.9 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (112 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (201 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £86.96/MWh at 16:00 to £176.31/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 39% 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 3.069.6%Wind 7.6924.1%Gas 10.8533.9%Hydro 0.311.0%Biomass 1.946.1%Nuclear 3.7911.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.6avgGeneration 27.6avgTransfers 3.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.7GW · 12:00
Low 23.0 · 00:55Avg 31.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 27.6Transfers 3.9 GW
Net imports99GWh
In
101 Out
2
Zero-carbon share54%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 28%Solar 11%

Transfers · Mon 3 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 3 April 2023, Great Britain imported 101 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (38 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 3 Apr
Imported
101GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
99GWh
Average net flow
4.11GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.51GWImporting

In 12.4 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.54GWImporting

In 37.6 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.17GWImporting

In 5.2 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.91GWImporting

In 21.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.98GWImporting

In 23.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 3.2 GWhPumped 7.0 GWh

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