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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 3 April 2024

On Wednesday 3 April, demand averaged 31.5 GW. Renewables supplied 46%.

31.5GW AVERAGEWind13.69 GW41%Hydro0.29 GW1%Biomass2.27 GW7%Solar1.16 GW4%Gas4.82 GW15%Coal0.15 GW0%Imports5.96 GW18%Nuclear4.74 GW14%31.5GW AVERAGE41%15%18%14%
Price
£62.24/MWh
Day average £62.24
Demand31.5GW
Generation 27.1Transfers 4.3
Fossil fuels15%
Renewables46%
Other39%
Carbon intensityLow
75g/kWh
0Day average 75300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 3 April 2024, wind supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 15%. Demand peaked at 37.5 GW at 12:20. Carbon intensity averaged 75 g/kWh and the price £62.24/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.5 GW at 17:45. Solar generation peaked at 4.1 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (56 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (112 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £30.48/MWh at 23:30 to £84.49/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 50% 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 1.163.5%Wind 13.6941.4%Gas 4.8214.6%Hydro 0.290.9%Biomass 2.276.9%Nuclear 4.7414.3%Coal 0.150.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.5avgGeneration 27.1avgTransfers 4.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.5GW · 12:20
Low 23.2 · 03:25Avg 31.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 27.1Transfers 4.3 GW
Net imports105GWh
In
141 Out
35
Zero-carbon share73%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 50%Solar 4%

Transfers · Wed 3 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 3 April 2024, Great Britain imported 141 GWh and exported 35 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (83 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (23 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 3 Apr
Imported
141GWh
Exported
35GWh
Net in
105GWh
Average net flow
4.39GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.79GWImporting

In 18.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.15GWExporting

In 3.6 GWhOut 7.3 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.47GWImporting

In 83.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.95GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.27GWImporting

In 11.4 GWhOut 4.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.97GWImporting

In 23.4 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 2.4 GWhPumped 3.9 GWh

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