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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 7 April 2023

On Friday 7 April, demand averaged 27.5 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

27.5GW AVERAGEWind3.85 GW14%Hydro0.32 GW1%Biomass2.06 GW7%Solar3.09 GW11%Gas11.60 GW41%Imports3.07 GW11%Nuclear4.13 GW15%27.5GW AVERAGE14%7%11%41%11%15%
Price
£102.79/MWh
Day average £102.79
Demand27.5GW
Generation 25.0Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables26%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
188g/kWh
0Day average 188300
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Key moments

On Friday 7 April 2023, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 31.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 188 g/kWh and the price £102.79/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.8 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 9.6 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (138 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (248 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £79.99/MWh at 16:30 to £143.76/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 46% 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 3.0911.0%Wind 3.8513.7%Gas 11.6041.2%Hydro 0.321.1%Biomass 2.067.3%Nuclear 4.1314.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.5avgGeneration 25.0avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.7GW · 12:30
Low 22.0 · 04:45Avg 27.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 25.0Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports60GWh
In
70 Out
10
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 15%Solar 12%

Transfers · Fri 7 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 7 April 2023, Great Britain imported 70 GWh and exported 10 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (25 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 7 Apr
Imported
70GWh
Exported
10GWh
Net in
60GWh
Average net flow
2.50GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.08GWImporting

In 3.7 GWhOut 1.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.96GWImporting

In 24.4 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.01GWExporting

In 6.1 GWhOut 6.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.43GWImporting

In 10.7 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.05GWImporting

In 25.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 3.7 GWhPumped 4.0 GWh

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