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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 13 April 2023

On Thursday 13 April, demand averaged 30.9 GW. Renewables supplied 47%.

30.9GW AVERAGEWind12.04 GW37%Hydro0.42 GW1%Biomass2.01 GW6%Solar2.59 GW8%Gas7.86 GW24%Imports2.63 GW8%Nuclear4.77 GW15%30.9GW AVERAGE37%8%24%8%15%
Price
£97.09/MWh
Day average £97.09
Demand30.9GW
Generation 29.7Transfers 1.2
Fossil fuels24%
Renewables47%
Other29%
Carbon intensityLow
115g/kWh
0Day average 115300
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Key moments

On Thursday 13 April 2023, wind supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 24%. Demand peaked at 37.1 GW at 12:25. Carbon intensity averaged 115 g/kWh and the price £97.09/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.2 GW at 07:40. Solar generation peaked at 8.1 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (63 g/kWh) and highest at 23:30 (208 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £52.42/MWh at 00:30 to £140.25/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 41% 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 2.598.0%Wind 12.0437.3%Gas 7.8624.3%Hydro 0.421.3%Biomass 2.016.2%Nuclear 4.7714.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.9avgGeneration 29.7avgTransfers 1.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.1GW · 12:25
Low 23.1 · 04:35Avg 30.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 29.7Transfers 1.2 GW
Net imports32GWh
In
58 Out
25
Zero-carbon share67%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 41%Solar 9%

Transfers · Thu 13 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 13 April 2023, Great Britain imported 58 GWh and exported 25 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (26 GWh), and the most exports went to France (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 13 Apr
Imported
58GWh
Exported
25GWh
Net in
32GWh
Average net flow
1.34GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.48GWImporting

In 12.1 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.19GWExporting

In 9.8 GWhOut 14.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.43GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 10.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.41GWImporting

In 9.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.08GWImporting

In 25.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWPumping

Generated 5.4 GWhPumped 8.6 GWh

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