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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 8 April 2024

On Monday 8 April, demand averaged 30.0 GW. Renewables supplied 37%.

30.0GW AVERAGEWind9.61 GW30%Hydro0.49 GW2%Biomass2.14 GW7%Solar1.60 GW5%Gas7.84 GW25%Coal0.32 GW1%Imports5.23 GW16%Nuclear4.60 GW14%30.0GW AVERAGE30%25%16%14%
Price
£57.65/MWh
Day average £57.65
Demand30.0GW
Generation 26.6Transfers 3.4
Fossil fuels25%
Renewables37%
Other38%
Carbon intensityModerate
116g/kWh
0Day average 116300
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Key moments

On Monday 8 April 2024, wind supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 25%. Demand peaked at 36.7 GW at 11:55. Carbon intensity averaged 116 g/kWh and the price £57.65/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.0 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 6.1 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (51 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (178 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £14.16/MWh at 04:00 to £85.16/MWh at 18:30. Wind made 36% 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 1.605.0%Wind 9.6130.2%Gas 7.8424.6%Hydro 0.491.5%Biomass 2.146.7%Nuclear 4.6014.5%Coal 0.321.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.0avgGeneration 26.6avgTransfers 3.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.7GW · 11:55
Low 21.6 · 03:55Avg 30.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 26.6Transfers 3.4 GW
Net imports77GWh
In
119 Out
42
Zero-carbon share61%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 36%Solar 6%

Transfers · Mon 8 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 8 April 2024, Great Britain imported 119 GWh and exported 42 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (75 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 8 Apr
Imported
119GWh
Exported
42GWh
Net in
77GWh
Average net flow
3.21GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.11GWImporting

In 9.4 GWhOut 6.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.05GWExporting

In 4.4 GWhOut 5.6 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.11GWImporting

In 74.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.51GWExporting

In 1.6 GWhOut 13.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.33GWExporting

In 3.7 GWhOut 11.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.88GWImporting

In 25.3 GWhOut 4.1 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWGenerating

Generated 6.4 GWhPumped 2.0 GWh

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