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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 19 April 2023

On Wednesday 19 April, demand averaged 30.4 GW. Renewables supplied 49%.

30.4GW AVERAGEWind12.69 GW41%Hydro0.26 GW1%Biomass1.46 GW5%Solar2.42 GW8%Gas5.94 GW19%Imports4.19 GW13%Nuclear4.14 GW13%30.4GW AVERAGE41%8%19%13%13%
Price
£95.19/MWh
Day average £95.19
Demand30.4GW
Generation 26.9Transfers 3.5
Fossil fuels19%
Renewables49%
Other31%
Carbon intensityLow
102g/kWh
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Key moments

On Wednesday 19 April 2023, wind supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 19%. Demand peaked at 36.8 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 102 g/kWh and the price £95.19/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.2 GW at 14:15. Solar generation peaked at 7.6 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:00 (54 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (147 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £49.15/MWh at 15:00 to £141.56/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 47% 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 2.427.8%Wind 12.6940.8%Gas 5.9419.1%Hydro 0.260.8%Biomass 1.464.7%Nuclear 4.1413.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.4avgGeneration 26.9avgTransfers 3.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.8GW · 12:00
Low 21.9 · 04:15Avg 30.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 26.9Transfers 3.5 GW
Net imports89GWh
In
96 Out
7
Zero-carbon share72%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 47%Solar 9%

Transfers · Wed 19 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 19 April 2023, Great Britain imported 96 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (33 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 19 Apr
Imported
96GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
89GWh
Average net flow
3.70GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.65GWImporting

In 15.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.29GWImporting

In 32.6 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.19GWExporting

In 0.5 GWhOut 5.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.10GWImporting

In 26.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWPumping

Generated 5.1 GWhPumped 9.5 GWh

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