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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 23 April 2023

On Sunday 23 April, demand averaged 27.7 GW. Renewables supplied 34%.

27.7GW AVERAGEWind7.95 GW27%Hydro0.26 GW1%Biomass1.43 GW5%Solar1.60 GW6%Gas7.23 GW25%Imports6.40 GW22%Nuclear4.15 GW14%27.7GW AVERAGE27%25%22%14%
Price
£95.84/MWh
Day average £95.84
Demand27.7GW
Generation 22.6Transfers 5.1
Fossil fuels25%
Renewables34%
Other41%
Carbon intensityModerate
126g/kWh
0Day average 126300
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Key moments

On Sunday 23 April 2023, wind supplied 27% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 25%. Demand peaked at 33.8 GW at 16:55. Carbon intensity averaged 126 g/kWh and the price £95.84/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.1 GW at 23:05. Solar generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (81 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (164 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £70.64/MWh at 23:00 to £116.88/MWh at 12:00. Wind made 35% 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 1.605.5%Wind 7.9527.4%Gas 7.2324.9%Hydro 0.260.9%Biomass 1.434.9%Nuclear 4.1514.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.7avgGeneration 22.6avgTransfers 5.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.8GW · 16:55
Low 20.8 · 04:45Avg 27.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain82%of demand
Generation 22.6Transfers 5.1 GW
Net imports130GWh
In
153 Out
23
Zero-carbon share62%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 35%Solar 7%

Transfers · Sun 23 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 23 April 2023, Great Britain imported 153 GWh and exported 23 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (85 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (23 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 23 Apr
Imported
153GWh
Exported
23GWh
Net in
130GWh
Average net flow
5.40GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.77GWImporting

In 18.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.53GWImporting

In 84.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.96GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 23.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.9 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.24GWImporting

In 29.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.30GWPumping

Generated 0.8 GWhPumped 8.0 GWh

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