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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 9 April 2023

On Sunday 9 April, demand averaged 26.2 GW. Renewables supplied 41%.

26.2GW AVERAGEWind8.97 GW33%Hydro0.18 GW1%Biomass1.99 GW7%Solar2.22 GW8%Gas6.63 GW24%Imports3.00 GW11%Nuclear4.45 GW16%26.2GW AVERAGE33%7%8%24%11%16%
Price
£74.94/MWh
Day average £74.94
Demand26.2GW
Generation 24.4Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels24%
Renewables41%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
118g/kWh
0Day average 118300
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Key moments

On Sunday 9 April 2023, wind supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 24%. Demand peaked at 31.4 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity averaged 118 g/kWh and the price £74.94/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.6 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 8.4 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (64 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (160 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £27.18/MWh at 15:00 to £105.13/MWh at 00:30. Wind made 37% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 33% across 2023.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.228.1%Wind 8.9732.7%Gas 6.6324.2%Hydro 0.180.7%Biomass 1.997.2%Nuclear 4.4516.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.2avgGeneration 24.4avgTransfers 1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.4GW · 13:00
Low 20.2 · 04:30Avg 26.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 24.4Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports53GWh
In
70 Out
17
Zero-carbon share65%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 37%Solar 9%

Transfers · Sun 9 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 9 April 2023, Great Britain imported 70 GWh and exported 17 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (30 GWh), and the most exports went to France (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 9 Apr
Imported
70GWh
Exported
17GWh
Net in
53GWh
Average net flow
2.22GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.21GWImporting

In 6.7 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.83GWImporting

In 30.0 GWhOut 10.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.23GWImporting

In 9.5 GWhOut 4.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.38GWImporting

In 9.8 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.58GWImporting

In 14.4 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.45GWPumping

Generated 1.8 GWhPumped 12.6 GWh

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