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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 11 April 2023

On Tuesday 11 April, demand averaged 30.4 GW. Renewables supplied 51%.

30.4GW AVERAGEWind14.74 GW45%Hydro0.32 GW1%Biomass1.41 GW4%Solar1.76 GW5%Gas7.13 GW22%Imports2.61 GW8%Nuclear4.73 GW14%30.4GW AVERAGE45%22%8%14%
Price
£77.16/MWh
Day average £77.16
Demand30.4GW
Generation 30.1Transfers 0.3
Fossil fuels22%
Renewables51%
Other27%
Carbon intensityLow
100g/kWh
0Day average 100300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 11 April 2023, wind supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 22%. Demand peaked at 36.9 GW at 17:55. Carbon intensity averaged 100 g/kWh and the price £77.16/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.9 GW at 18:00. Solar generation peaked at 7.0 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (62 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (135 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£13.46/MWh at 00:30 to £141.53/MWh at 07:30. The price was below zero for 3 hours. Wind made 49% 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 1.765.4%Wind 14.7445.1%Gas 7.1321.8%Hydro 0.321.0%Biomass 1.414.3%Nuclear 4.7314.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.4avgGeneration 30.1avgTransfers 0.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.9GW · 17:55
Low 21.2 · 04:10Avg 30.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 30.1Transfers 0.3 GW
Net imports4GWh
In
55 Out
51
Zero-carbon share72%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 49%Solar 6%

Transfers · Tue 11 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 11 April 2023, Great Britain imported 55 GWh and exported 51 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (18 GWh), and the most exports went to France (27 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 11 Apr
Imported
55GWh
Exported
51GWh
Net in
4GWh
Average net flow
0.17GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.11GWImporting

In 8.1 GWhOut 5.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.41GWExporting

In 17.0 GWhOut 26.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.46GWExporting

In 1.5 GWhOut 12.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.26GWImporting

In 10.8 GWhOut 4.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.67GWImporting

In 17.6 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWGenerating

Generated 7.6 GWhPumped 4.5 GWh

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