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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 16 April 2023

On Sunday 16 April, demand averaged 27.3 GW. Renewables supplied 19%.

27.3GW AVERAGEWind3.44 GW12%Hydro0.39 GW1%Biomass2.15 GW8%Solar1.53 GW5%Gas12.10 GW43%Imports3.91 GW14%Nuclear4.78 GW17%27.3GW AVERAGE12%8%43%14%17%
Price
£101.37/MWh
Day average £101.37
Demand27.3GW
Generation 24.4Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables19%
Other38%
Carbon intensityModerate
191g/kWh
0Day average 191300
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Key moments

On Sunday 16 April 2023, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 32.4 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 191 g/kWh and the price £101.37/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.3 GW at 04:15. Solar generation peaked at 4.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 10:30 (157 g/kWh) and highest at 23:30 (256 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £67.95/MWh at 02:30 to £137.91/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 50% 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 1.535.4%Wind 3.4412.2%Gas 12.1042.7%Hydro 0.391.4%Biomass 2.157.6%Nuclear 4.7816.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.3avgGeneration 24.4avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.4GW · 17:25
Low 21.0 · 04:55Avg 27.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 24.4Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports72GWh
In
89 Out
17
Zero-carbon share42%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 2%Wind 14%Solar 6%

Transfers · Sun 16 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 16 April 2023, Great Britain imported 89 GWh and exported 17 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (50 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 16 Apr
Imported
89GWh
Exported
17GWh
Net in
72GWh
Average net flow
2.99GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.22GWImporting

In 6.1 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.03GWImporting

In 50.2 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.62GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 15.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.32GWImporting

In 7.8 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.05GWImporting

In 25.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 4.6 GWhPumped 7.5 GWh

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