All interconnectors
Mon 10 Apr- Imported
- 71GWh
- Exported
- 35GWh
- Net in
- 35GWh
- Average net flow
- 1.46GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 10 April 2023
On Monday 10 April, demand averaged 26.8 GW. Renewables supplied 57%.
Price
£15.57/MWh
Day average £15.57
Demand26.8GW
Generation 25.6Transfers 1.1
Fossil fuels11%
Renewables57%
Other32%
Carbon intensityLow
61g/kWh
0Day average 61300
Records set on this day
All recordsKey moments
On Monday 10 April 2023, wind supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 32.4 GW at 17:55. Carbon intensity averaged 61 g/kWh and the price £15.57/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.2 GW at 17:40. Solar generation peaked at 6.9 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (32 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (83 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£59.12/MWh at 15:00 to £61.65/MWh at 20:00. The price was below zero for 6.5 hours. Wind made 57% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 33% across 2023.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 1.756.1%Wind 14.4950.5%Gas 3.1811.1%Hydro 0.230.8%Biomass 1.414.9%Nuclear 4.5715.9%
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-50
-25
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£-14.79
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Demand 22.7Generation 24.7Transfers -2.0
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Demand 26.8avgGeneration 25.6avgTransfers 1.1avg
Peak demand32.4GW · 17:55
Low 19.9 · 04:40Avg 26.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 25.6Transfers 1.1 GW
Net imports35GWh
In71
Out35
Zero-carbon share82%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 57%Solar 7%
Transfers · Mon 10 Apr
Interconnectors and storage
On Monday 10 April 2023, Great Britain imported 71 GWh and exported 35 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (37 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (15 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.36GWImporting
-4
-2
0
2
4
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In 12.0 GWhOut 3.5 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-4
-2
0
2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage1.17GWImporting
-4
-2
0
2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 36.5 GWhOut 8.4 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.63GWExporting
-4
-2
0
2
4
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In 0.0 GWhOut 15.1 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.44GWImporting
-4
-2
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2
4
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In 12.3 GWhOut 1.8 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.13GWImporting
-4
-2
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2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 9.7 GWhOut 6.6 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.31GWPumping
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-2
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4
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Generated 3.2 GWhPumped 10.7 GWh
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