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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 5 April 2024

On Friday 5 April, demand averaged 30.2 GW. Renewables supplied 58%.

30.2GW AVERAGEWind16.01 GW51%Hydro0.37 GW1%Biomass1.27 GW4%Solar1.94 GW6%Gas1.87 GW6%Coal0.12 GW0%Imports5.04 GW16%Nuclear4.97 GW16%30.2GW AVERAGE51%16%16%
Price
£34.24/MWh
Day average £34.24
Demand30.2GW
Generation 26.6Transfers 3.6
Fossil fuels6%
Renewables58%
Other36%
Carbon intensityLow
39g/kWh
0Day average 39300
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Key moments

On Friday 5 April 2024, wind supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 36.5 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity averaged 39 g/kWh and the price £34.24/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.3 GW at 16:25. Solar generation peaked at 7.4 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (21 g/kWh) and highest at 00:30 (58 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £3.23/MWh at 05:00 to £73.27/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 60% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 35% across 2024.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.946.2%Wind 16.0150.7%Gas 1.875.9%Hydro 0.371.2%Biomass 1.274.0%Nuclear 4.9715.7%Coal 0.120.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.2avgGeneration 26.6avgTransfers 3.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.5GW · 10:30
Low 23.2 · 04:35Avg 30.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 26.6Transfers 3.6 GW
Net imports89GWh
In
116 Out
27
Zero-carbon share88%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 60%Solar 7%

Transfers · Fri 5 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 5 April 2024, Great Britain imported 116 GWh and exported 27 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (76 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 5 Apr
Imported
116GWh
Exported
27GWh
Net in
89GWh
Average net flow
3.71GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.29GWImporting

In 11.8 GWhOut 5.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.07GWImporting

In 7.0 GWhOut 5.4 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.18GWImporting

In 76.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.01GWImporting

In 2.4 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.14GWImporting

In 11.1 GWhOut 7.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.02GWImporting

In 7.4 GWhOut 6.9 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 4.9 GWhPumped 7.7 GWh

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