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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 14 April 2023

On Friday 14 April, demand averaged 31.1 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

31.1GW AVERAGEWind3.79 GW12%Hydro0.45 GW1%Biomass2.08 GW6%Solar1.31 GW4%Gas17.34 GW53%Imports2.82 GW9%Nuclear4.77 GW15%31.1GW AVERAGE12%53%9%15%
Price
£101.49/MWh
Day average £101.49
Demand31.1GW
Generation 29.7Transfers 1.3
Fossil fuels53%
Renewables17%
Other30%
Carbon intensityHigh
231g/kWh
0Day average 231300
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Key moments

On Friday 14 April 2023, gas supplied 53% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 37.4 GW at 12:15. Carbon intensity averaged 231 g/kWh and the price £101.49/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.6 GW at 00:05. Solar generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (203 g/kWh) and highest at 05:30 (261 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £76.53/MWh at 04:30 to £148.99/MWh at 06:30. Gas made 58% 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 1.314.0%Wind 3.7911.6%Gas 17.3453.3%Hydro 0.451.4%Biomass 2.086.4%Nuclear 4.7714.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.1avgGeneration 29.7avgTransfers 1.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.4GW · 12:15
Low 22.8 · 04:40Avg 31.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 29.7Transfers 1.3 GW
Net imports33GWh
In
65 Out
32
Zero-carbon share35%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 13%Solar 4%

Transfers · Fri 14 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 14 April 2023, Great Britain imported 65 GWh and exported 32 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (26 GWh), and the most exports went to France (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 14 Apr
Imported
65GWh
Exported
32GWh
Net in
33GWh
Average net flow
1.36GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.18GWImporting

In 7.7 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.10GWExporting

In 14.3 GWhOut 16.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.44GWExporting

In 0.6 GWhOut 11.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.62GWImporting

In 15.9 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.10GWImporting

In 26.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 2.8 GWhPumped 3.9 GWh

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