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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 15 April 2023

On Saturday 15 April, demand averaged 28.0 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

28.0GW AVERAGEWind3.14 GW11%Hydro0.39 GW1%Biomass1.68 GW6%Solar2.34 GW8%Gas11.10 GW39%Imports5.24 GW18%Nuclear4.78 GW17%28.0GW AVERAGE11%8%39%18%17%
Price
£94.57/MWh
Day average £94.57
Demand28.0GW
Generation 23.4Transfers 4.6
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables20%
Other41%
Carbon intensityModerate
183g/kWh
0Day average 183300
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Key moments

On Saturday 15 April 2023, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 33.2 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity averaged 183 g/kWh and the price £94.57/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 23:20. Solar generation peaked at 7.6 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (135 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (221 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £75.91/MWh at 23:30 to £123.38/MWh at 00:00. Gas made 47% 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 2.348.2%Wind 3.1410.9%Gas 11.1038.7%Hydro 0.391.4%Biomass 1.685.8%Nuclear 4.7816.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.0avgGeneration 23.4avgTransfers 4.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.2GW · 10:30
Low 21.7 · 04:40Avg 28.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain84%of demand
Generation 23.4Transfers 4.6 GW
Net imports112GWh
In
124 Out
13
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 2%Wind 13%Solar 10%

Transfers · Sat 15 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 15 April 2023, Great Britain imported 124 GWh and exported 13 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (66 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 15 Apr
Imported
124GWh
Exported
13GWh
Net in
112GWh
Average net flow
4.65GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.60GWImporting

In 14.6 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.73GWImporting

In 65.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.50GWExporting

In 0.7 GWhOut 12.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.74GWImporting

In 17.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.08GWImporting

In 25.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 1.3 GWhPumped 2.4 GWh

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