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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 17 April 2023

On Monday 17 April, demand averaged 30.0 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

30.0GW AVERAGEWind2.97 GW10%Hydro0.41 GW1%Biomass2.18 GW7%Solar1.75 GW6%Gas16.51 GW53%Imports2.66 GW9%Nuclear4.72 GW15%30.0GW AVERAGE10%53%9%15%
Price
£122.73/MWh
Day average £122.73
Demand30.0GW
Generation 28.5Transfers 1.4
Fossil fuels53%
Renewables16%
Other31%
Carbon intensityHigh
230g/kWh
0Day average 230300
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Key moments

On Monday 17 April 2023, gas supplied 53% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 37.1 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 230 g/kWh and the price £122.73/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.6 GW at 23:40. Solar generation peaked at 6.3 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (180 g/kWh) and highest at 01:30 (265 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £97.83/MWh at 03:30 to £202.69/MWh at 07:30. 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 1.755.6%Wind 2.979.5%Gas 16.5152.9%Hydro 0.411.3%Biomass 2.187.0%Nuclear 4.7215.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.0avgGeneration 28.5avgTransfers 1.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.1GW · 12:05
Low 21.4 · 04:00Avg 30.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 28.5Transfers 1.4 GW
Net imports31GWh
In
59 Out
28
Zero-carbon share35%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 10%Solar 6%

Transfers · Mon 17 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 17 April 2023, Great Britain imported 59 GWh and exported 28 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (20 GWh), and the most exports went to France (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 17 Apr
Imported
59GWh
Exported
28GWh
Net in
31GWh
Average net flow
1.29GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.14GWImporting

In 4.5 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.23GWImporting

In 20.0 GWhOut 14.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.43GWExporting

In 1.3 GWhOut 11.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.50GWImporting

In 12.7 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.84GWImporting

In 20.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWGenerating

Generated 5.3 GWhPumped 2.4 GWh

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