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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 28 April 2023

On Friday 28 April, demand averaged 29.7 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

29.7GW AVERAGEWind5.49 GW18%Hydro0.27 GW1%Biomass1.35 GW4%Solar1.50 GW5%Gas12.91 GW42%Imports4.80 GW16%Nuclear4.14 GW14%29.7GW AVERAGE18%42%16%14%
Price
£123.37/MWh
Day average £123.37
Demand29.7GW
Generation 25.7Transfers 4.0
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables24%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
190g/kWh
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Key moments

On Friday 28 April 2023, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 18%. Demand peaked at 35.2 GW at 11:05. Carbon intensity averaged 190 g/kWh and the price £123.37/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.0 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.8 GW at 14:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (128 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (226 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £86.80/MWh at 23:30 to £159.09/MWh at 09:00. Gas made 50% 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 1.504.9%Wind 5.4918.0%Gas 12.9142.4%Hydro 0.270.9%Biomass 1.354.4%Nuclear 4.1413.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.7avgGeneration 25.7avgTransfers 4.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.2GW · 11:05
Low 22.6 · 04:45Avg 29.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 25.7Transfers 4.0 GW
Net imports97GWh
In
110 Out
14
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 21%Solar 6%

Transfers · Fri 28 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 28 April 2023, Great Britain imported 110 GWh and exported 14 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (74 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 28 Apr
Imported
110GWh
Exported
14GWh
Net in
97GWh
Average net flow
4.03GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.42GWImporting

In 11.2 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.08GWImporting

In 73.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.40GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 9.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.71GWImporting

In 17.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.20GWImporting

In 7.9 GWhOut 3.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWGenerating

Generated 5.0 GWhPumped 4.4 GWh

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