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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 24 April 2023

On Monday 24 April, demand averaged 31.6 GW. Renewables supplied 37%.

31.6GW AVERAGEWind10.10 GW31%Hydro0.23 GW1%Biomass1.37 GW4%Solar1.71 GW5%Gas9.92 GW31%Imports4.87 GW15%Nuclear4.15 GW13%31.6GW AVERAGE31%31%15%13%
Price
£93.51/MWh
Day average £93.51
Demand31.6GW
Generation 27.5Transfers 4.1
Fossil fuels31%
Renewables37%
Other32%
Carbon intensityModerate
144g/kWh
0Day average 144300
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Key moments

On Monday 24 April 2023, wind supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 31%. Demand peaked at 37.8 GW at 12:20. Carbon intensity averaged 144 g/kWh and the price £93.51/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.4 GW at 00:35. Solar generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (75 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (196 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £68.84/MWh at 01:00 to £120.72/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 37% 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 1.715.3%Wind 10.1031.2%Gas 9.9230.7%Hydro 0.230.7%Biomass 1.374.2%Nuclear 4.1512.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.6avgGeneration 27.5avgTransfers 4.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.8GW · 12:20
Low 21.8 · 04:05Avg 31.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 27.5Transfers 4.1 GW
Net imports100GWh
In
113 Out
13
Zero-carbon share59%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 37%Solar 6%

Transfers · Mon 24 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 24 April 2023, Great Britain imported 113 GWh and exported 13 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (53 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 24 Apr
Imported
113GWh
Exported
13GWh
Net in
100GWh
Average net flow
4.19GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.43GWImporting

In 11.7 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.20GWImporting

In 53.1 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.46GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 11.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.20GWImporting

In 28.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 3.5 GWhPumped 5.4 GWh

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