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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 2 April 2024

On Tuesday 2 April, demand averaged 30.7 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

30.7GW AVERAGEWind6.87 GW21%Hydro0.31 GW1%Biomass2.19 GW7%Solar1.63 GW5%Gas8.91 GW28%Coal0.29 GW1%Imports7.33 GW23%Nuclear4.48 GW14%30.7GW AVERAGE21%28%23%14%
Price
£65.99/MWh
Day average £65.99
Demand30.7GW
Generation 24.7Transfers 6.0
Fossil fuels28%
Renewables28%
Other44%
Carbon intensityModerate
133g/kWh
0Day average 133300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 2 April 2024, gas supplied 28% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 21%. Demand peaked at 36.4 GW at 12:25. Carbon intensity averaged 133 g/kWh and the price £65.99/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.9 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 6.7 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (65 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (186 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £40.28/MWh at 05:30 to £87.23/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 36% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 31% across 2024.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.635.1%Wind 6.8721.5%Gas 8.9127.8%Hydro 0.311.0%Biomass 2.196.8%Nuclear 4.4814.0%Coal 0.290.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.7avgGeneration 24.7avgTransfers 6.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.4GW · 12:25
Low 22.5 · 04:30Avg 30.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain80%of demand
Generation 24.7Transfers 6.0 GW
Net imports148GWh
In
171 Out
23
Zero-carbon share54%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 28%Solar 7%

Transfers · Tue 2 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 2 April 2024, Great Britain imported 171 GWh and exported 23 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (79 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 2 Apr
Imported
171GWh
Exported
23GWh
Net in
148GWh
Average net flow
6.15GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.98GWImporting

In 23.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.72GWImporting

In 17.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.29GWImporting

In 78.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.93GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.69GWImporting

In 17.4 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 5.3 GWhPumped 7.8 GWh

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