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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 1 April 2024

On Monday 1 April, demand averaged 27.8 GW. Renewables supplied 38%.

27.8GW AVERAGEWind8.78 GW30%Hydro0.39 GW1%Biomass2.28 GW8%Solar1.84 GW6%Gas5.01 GW17%Coal0.23 GW1%Imports6.18 GW21%Nuclear4.38 GW15%27.8GW AVERAGE30%8%17%21%15%
Price
£63.18/MWh
Day average £63.18
Demand27.8GW
Generation 22.9Transfers 4.9
Fossil fuels17%
Renewables38%
Other44%
Carbon intensityLow
92g/kWh
0Day average 92300
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Key moments

On Monday 1 April 2024, wind supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 17%. Demand peaked at 33.3 GW at 17:55. Carbon intensity averaged 92 g/kWh and the price £63.18/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.3 GW at 00:15. Solar generation peaked at 5.7 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 08:30 (64 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (149 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £25.19/MWh at 01:00 to £92.69/MWh at 20:00. Wind made 38% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 35% across 2024.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.846.3%Wind 8.7830.2%Gas 5.0117.2%Hydro 0.391.4%Biomass 2.287.8%Nuclear 4.3815.0%Coal 0.230.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.8avgGeneration 22.9avgTransfers 4.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.3GW · 17:55
Low 21.5 · 04:25Avg 27.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain83%of demand
Generation 22.9Transfers 4.9 GW
Net imports121GWh
In
143 Out
22
Zero-carbon share67%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 38%Solar 8%

Transfers · Mon 1 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 1 April 2024, Great Britain imported 143 GWh and exported 22 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (79 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 1 Apr
Imported
143GWh
Exported
22GWh
Net in
121GWh
Average net flow
5.04GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.23GWImporting

In 9.7 GWhOut 4.2 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.28GWImporting

In 78.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.60GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 14.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.22GWImporting

In 8.7 GWhOut 3.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.09GWImporting

In 26.4 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWPumping

Generated 4.8 GWhPumped 9.4 GWh

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