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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 5 April 2023

On Wednesday 5 April, demand averaged 31.7 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

31.7GW AVERAGEWind6.56 GW20%Hydro0.32 GW1%Biomass2.11 GW6%Solar1.13 GW3%Gas15.43 GW46%Coal0.27 GW1%Imports3.42 GW10%Nuclear4.12 GW12%31.7GW AVERAGE20%46%10%12%
Price
£112.62/MWh
Day average £112.62
Demand31.7GW
Generation 29.9Transfers 1.7
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables24%
Other29%
Carbon intensityHigh
211g/kWh
0Day average 211300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 5 April 2023, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 38.1 GW at 11:10. Carbon intensity averaged 211 g/kWh and the price £112.62/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.3 GW at 13:30. Solar generation peaked at 4.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (169 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (255 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £83.46/MWh at 02:00 to £170.18/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 52% 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 1.133.4%Wind 6.5619.7%Gas 15.4346.3%Hydro 0.321.0%Biomass 2.116.3%Nuclear 4.1212.4%Coal 0.270.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.7avgGeneration 29.9avgTransfers 1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.1GW · 11:10
Low 23.2 · 04:15Avg 31.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 29.9Transfers 1.7 GW
Net imports37GWh
In
73 Out
37
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 22%Solar 4%

Transfers · Wed 5 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 5 April 2023, Great Britain imported 73 GWh and exported 37 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (26 GWh), and the most exports went to France (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 5 Apr
Imported
73GWh
Exported
37GWh
Net in
37GWh
Average net flow
1.53GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.23GWImporting

In 8.8 GWhOut 3.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.25GWImporting

In 24.1 GWhOut 18.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.42GWExporting

In 1.1 GWhOut 11.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.37GWImporting

In 12.9 GWhOut 4.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.10GWImporting

In 26.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWGenerating

Generated 8.7 GWhPumped 4.3 GWh

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