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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 27 April 2023

On Thursday 27 April, demand averaged 31.6 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

31.6GW AVERAGEWind8.91 GW27%Hydro0.22 GW1%Biomass1.41 GW4%Solar1.14 GW3%Gas13.99 GW43%Coal0.00 GW0%Imports2.99 GW9%Nuclear4.16 GW13%31.6GW AVERAGE27%43%9%13%
Price
£92.06/MWh
Day average £92.06
Demand31.6GW
Generation 29.8Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables31%
Other26%
Carbon intensityModerate
191g/kWh
0Day average 191300
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Key moments

On Thursday 27 April 2023, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 27%. Demand peaked at 37.7 GW at 12:25. Carbon intensity averaged 191 g/kWh and the price £92.06/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.9 GW at 15:05. Solar generation peaked at 3.9 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (124 g/kWh) and highest at 01:00 (253 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £73.17/MWh at 14:30 to £120.95/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 47% 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 1.143.5%Wind 8.9127.2%Gas 13.9942.6%Hydro 0.220.7%Biomass 1.414.3%Nuclear 4.1612.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.6avgGeneration 29.8avgTransfers 1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.7GW · 12:25
Low 22.7 · 04:00Avg 31.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 29.8Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports48GWh
In
70 Out
22
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 30%Solar 4%

Transfers · Thu 27 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 27 April 2023, Great Britain imported 70 GWh and exported 22 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (30 GWh), and the most exports went to France (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 27 Apr
Imported
70GWh
Exported
22GWh
Net in
48GWh
Average net flow
2.00GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.14GWImporting

In 6.1 GWhOut 2.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.76GWImporting

In 29.9 GWhOut 11.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.18GWExporting

In 1.8 GWhOut 6.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.76GWImporting

In 18.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.53GWImporting

In 13.6 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.22GWPumping

Generated 2.2 GWhPumped 7.4 GWh

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