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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 4 April 2024

On Thursday 4 April, demand averaged 31.3 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

31.3GW AVERAGEWind8.05 GW25%Hydro0.35 GW1%Biomass2.41 GW7%Solar1.49 GW5%Gas8.13 GW25%Coal0.10 GW0%Imports6.76 GW21%Nuclear4.94 GW15%31.3GW AVERAGE25%7%25%21%15%
Price
£54.39/MWh
Day average £54.39
Demand31.3GW
Generation 25.5Transfers 5.8
Fossil fuels25%
Renewables31%
Other44%
Carbon intensityModerate
114g/kWh
0Day average 114300
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Key moments

On Thursday 4 April 2024, gas supplied 25% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 25%. Demand peaked at 36.9 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 114 g/kWh and the price £54.39/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.4 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 5.4 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (57 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (166 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £31.11/MWh at 00:00 to £73.33/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 32% 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 1.494.6%Wind 8.0525.0%Gas 8.1325.2%Hydro 0.351.1%Biomass 2.417.5%Nuclear 4.9415.3%Coal 0.100.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.3avgGeneration 25.5avgTransfers 5.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.9GW · 12:30
Low 22.9 · 04:45Avg 31.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain81%of demand
Generation 25.5Transfers 5.8 GW
Net imports132GWh
In
151 Out
20
Zero-carbon share58%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 32%Solar 6%

Transfers · Thu 4 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 4 April 2024, Great Britain imported 151 GWh and exported 20 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (75 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 4 Apr
Imported
151GWh
Exported
20GWh
Net in
132GWh
Average net flow
5.48GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.99GWImporting

In 23.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.14GWImporting

In 5.8 GWhOut 2.5 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.13GWImporting

In 75.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.68GWExporting

In 0.6 GWhOut 17.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.67GWImporting

In 16.4 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.24GWImporting

In 29.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.33GWGenerating

Generated 10.8 GWhPumped 2.9 GWh

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