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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 6 April 2023

On Thursday 6 April, demand averaged 30.4 GW. Renewables supplied 35%.

30.4GW AVERAGEWind8.77 GW27%Hydro0.30 GW1%Biomass2.07 GW6%Solar1.97 GW6%Gas11.98 GW38%Coal0.10 GW0%Imports2.62 GW8%Nuclear4.13 GW13%30.4GW AVERAGE27%38%8%13%
Price
£107.31/MWh
Day average £107.31
Demand30.4GW
Generation 29.3Transfers 1.1
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables35%
Other28%
Carbon intensityModerate
169g/kWh
0Day average 169300
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Key moments

On Thursday 6 April 2023, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 27%. Demand peaked at 36.7 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 169 g/kWh and the price £107.31/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.5 GW at 15:40. Solar generation peaked at 7.2 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:00 (103 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (219 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £54.93/MWh at 15:00 to £152.37/MWh at 07:30. 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 1.976.2%Wind 8.7727.5%Gas 11.9837.5%Hydro 0.300.9%Biomass 2.076.5%Nuclear 4.1312.9%Coal 0.100.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.4avgGeneration 29.3avgTransfers 1.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.7GW · 11:30
Low 22.7 · 04:05Avg 30.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 29.3Transfers 1.1 GW
Net imports30GWh
In
60 Out
31
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 30%Solar 7%

Transfers · Thu 6 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 6 April 2023, Great Britain imported 60 GWh and exported 31 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (25 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (16 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 6 Apr
Imported
60GWh
Exported
31GWh
Net in
30GWh
Average net flow
1.23GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.21GWImporting

In 7.2 GWhOut 2.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.29GWImporting

In 18.2 GWhOut 11.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.67GWExporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 16.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.35GWImporting

In 9.1 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.05GWImporting

In 25.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 2.8 GWhPumped 6.7 GWh

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