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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 6 April 2024

On Saturday 6 April, demand averaged 27.6 GW. Renewables supplied 65%.

27.6GW AVERAGEWind18.02 GW58%Hydro0.36 GW1%Biomass0.87 GW3%Solar1.77 GW6%Gas2.43 GW8%Coal0.03 GW0%Imports3.16 GW10%Nuclear4.56 GW15%27.6GW AVERAGE58%8%10%15%
Price
£7.02/MWh
Day average £7.02
Demand27.6GW
Generation 28.0Transfers −0.5
Fossil fuels8%
Renewables65%
Other28%
Carbon intensityLow
40g/kWh
0Day average 40300
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Key moments

On Saturday 6 April 2024, wind supplied 58% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 32.6 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity averaged 40 g/kWh and the price £7.02/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 19.8 GW at 21:35. Solar generation peaked at 6.9 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:00 (24 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (56 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£27.72/MWh at 07:00 to £57.27/MWh at 19:00. The price was below zero for 9 hours. Wind made 64% 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 1.775.7%Wind 18.0257.8%Gas 2.437.8%Hydro 0.361.2%Biomass 0.872.8%Nuclear 4.5614.6%Coal 0.030.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.6avgGeneration 28.0avgTransfers −0.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.6GW · 13:30
Low 21.2 · 05:05Avg 27.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain102%of demand
Generation 28.0Transfers −0.5 GW
Net exports5GWh
In
72 Out
76
Zero-carbon share88%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 64%Solar 6%

Transfers · Sat 6 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 6 April 2024, Great Britain imported 72 GWh and exported 76 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (60 GWh), and the most exports went to Norway (28 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 6 Apr
Imported
72GWh
Exported
76GWh
Net out
5GWh
Average net flow
0.19GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.22GWExporting

In 5.2 GWhOut 10.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.58GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 13.9 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.50GWImporting

In 59.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.23GWExporting

In 2.1 GWhOut 7.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.48GWExporting

In 4.6 GWhOut 16.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.18GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 28.2 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.27GWPumping

Generated 3.9 GWhPumped 10.5 GWh

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