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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 26 April 2023

On Wednesday 26 April, demand averaged 31.3 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

31.3GW AVERAGEWind1.81 GW6%Hydro0.30 GW1%Biomass1.45 GW5%Solar1.84 GW6%Gas16.87 GW53%Coal0.37 GW1%Imports5.04 GW16%Nuclear4.15 GW13%31.3GW AVERAGE53%16%13%
Price
£103.42/MWh
Day average £103.42
Demand31.3GW
Generation 26.8Transfers 4.5
Fossil fuels53%
Renewables12%
Other33%
Carbon intensityHigh
245g/kWh
0Day average 245300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 26 April 2023, gas supplied 53% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 13%. Demand peaked at 37.7 GW at 10:00. Carbon intensity averaged 245 g/kWh and the price £103.42/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.7 GW at 23:50. Solar generation peaked at 5.7 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:00 (212 g/kWh) and highest at 05:00 (285 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £78.71/MWh at 02:30 to £146.35/MWh at 06:30. Gas made 63% 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 1.845.8%Wind 1.815.7%Gas 16.8753.0%Hydro 0.300.9%Biomass 1.454.5%Nuclear 4.1513.1%Coal 0.371.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.3avgGeneration 26.8avgTransfers 4.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.7GW · 10:00
Low 23.0 · 04:35Avg 31.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 26.8Transfers 4.5 GW
Net imports107GWh
In
115 Out
8
Zero-carbon share30%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 7%Solar 7%

Transfers · Wed 26 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 26 April 2023, Great Britain imported 115 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (54 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 26 Apr
Imported
115GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
107GWh
Average net flow
4.45GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.42GWImporting

In 11.7 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.18GWImporting

In 54.3 GWhOut 2.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.11GWExporting

In 1.9 GWhOut 4.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.27GWImporting

In 30.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWGenerating

Generated 6.0 GWhPumped 4.5 GWh

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