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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 7 April 2024

On Sunday 7 April, demand averaged 27.7 GW. Renewables supplied 68%.

27.7GW AVERAGEWind18.55 GW60%Hydro0.31 GW1%Biomass0.89 GW3%Solar2.17 GW7%Gas2.36 GW8%Coal0.28 GW1%Imports1.96 GW6%Nuclear4.57 GW15%27.7GW AVERAGE60%8%15%
Price
£-0.48/MWh
Day average £-0.48
Demand27.7GW
Generation 29.1Transfers −1.4
Fossil fuels8%
Renewables68%
Other24%
Carbon intensityLow
48g/kWh
0Day average 48300
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Key moments

On Sunday 7 April 2024, wind supplied 60% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 32.8 GW at 18:05. Carbon intensity averaged 48 g/kWh and the price £-0.48/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 20.7 GW at 16:20. Solar generation peaked at 7.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 15:30 (37 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (64 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£61.09/MWh at 11:00 to £68.49/MWh at 20:00. The price was below zero for 14.5 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 2.177.0%Wind 18.5559.7%Gas 2.367.6%Hydro 0.311.0%Biomass 0.892.8%Nuclear 4.5714.7%Coal 0.280.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.7avgGeneration 29.1avgTransfers −1.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.8GW · 18:05
Low 21.2 · 05:35Avg 27.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain105%of demand
Generation 29.1Transfers −1.4 GW
Net exports22GWh
In
45 Out
66
Zero-carbon share88%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 64%Solar 7%

Transfers · Sun 7 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 7 April 2024, Great Britain imported 45 GWh and exported 66 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (30 GWh), and the most exports went to Norway (25 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 7 Apr
Imported
45GWh
Exported
66GWh
Net out
22GWh
Average net flow
0.90GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.44GWExporting

In 2.4 GWhOut 12.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.19GWExporting

In 1.9 GWhOut 6.3 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.08GWImporting

In 30.4 GWhOut 4.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.15GWExporting

In 2.0 GWhOut 5.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.19GWExporting

In 7.6 GWhOut 12.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.01GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 24.5 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.51GWPumping

Generated 2.4 GWhPumped 14.8 GWh

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