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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 22 April 2023

On Saturday 22 April, demand averaged 27.8 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

27.8GW AVERAGEWind5.64 GW20%Hydro0.25 GW1%Biomass1.10 GW4%Solar1.95 GW7%Gas9.89 GW35%Imports5.63 GW20%Nuclear4.16 GW15%27.8GW AVERAGE20%35%20%15%
Price
£99.51/MWh
Day average £99.51
Demand27.8GW
Generation 23.0Transfers 4.8
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables27%
Other38%
Carbon intensityModerate
159g/kWh
0Day average 159300
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Key moments

On Saturday 22 April 2023, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 32.9 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 159 g/kWh and the price £99.51/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.1 GW at 10:30. Solar generation peaked at 6.5 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (118 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (200 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £75.61/MWh at 12:30 to £132.02/MWh at 19:30. Gas made 43% 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 1.956.8%Wind 5.6419.7%Gas 9.8934.6%Hydro 0.250.9%Biomass 1.103.9%Nuclear 4.1614.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.8avgGeneration 23.0avgTransfers 4.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.9GW · 11:30
Low 21.6 · 04:50Avg 27.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain83%of demand
Generation 23.0Transfers 4.8 GW
Net imports114GWh
In
131 Out
17
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 25%Solar 8%

Transfers · Sat 22 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 22 April 2023, Great Britain imported 131 GWh and exported 17 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (75 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 22 Apr
Imported
131GWh
Exported
17GWh
Net in
114GWh
Average net flow
4.77GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.63GWImporting

In 15.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.12GWImporting

In 75.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.70GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 16.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.47GWImporting

In 11.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.25GWImporting

In 30.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWGenerating

Generated 3.9 GWhPumped 2.4 GWh

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