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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 9 April 2024

On Tuesday 9 April, demand averaged 31.7 GW. Renewables supplied 55%.

31.7GW AVERAGEWind16.12 GW49%Hydro0.49 GW2%Biomass2.79 GW8%Solar1.59 GW5%Gas2.24 GW7%Coal0.08 GW0%Imports4.78 GW15%Nuclear4.78 GW15%31.7GW AVERAGE49%8%15%15%
Price
£23.08/MWh
Day average £23.08
Demand31.7GW
Generation 28.1Transfers 3.6
Fossil fuels7%
Renewables55%
Other38%
Carbon intensityLow
48g/kWh
0Day average 48300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 9 April 2024, wind supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 38.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 48 g/kWh and the price £23.08/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 21.1 GW at 16:25. Solar generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 14:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 16:00 (32 g/kWh) and highest at 02:30 (69 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £0.66/MWh at 15:00 to £54.05/MWh at 00:00. Wind made 57% 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 1.594.8%Wind 16.1249.0%Gas 2.246.8%Hydro 0.491.5%Biomass 2.798.5%Nuclear 4.7814.5%Coal 0.080.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.7avgGeneration 28.1avgTransfers 3.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.3GW · 12:30
Low 22.9 · 04:05Avg 31.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 28.1Transfers 3.6 GW
Net imports90GWh
In
112 Out
22
Zero-carbon share82%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 57%Solar 6%

Transfers · Tue 9 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 9 April 2024, Great Britain imported 112 GWh and exported 22 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (68 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 9 Apr
Imported
112GWh
Exported
22GWh
Net in
90GWh
Average net flow
3.77GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.60GWImporting

In 15.2 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.03GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.82GWImporting

In 67.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.30GWExporting

In 3.9 GWhOut 11.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.08GWExporting

In 6.1 GWhOut 8.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.77GWImporting

In 19.1 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 2.6 GWhPumped 6.5 GWh

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