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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 10 April 2024

On Wednesday 10 April, demand averaged 32.1 GW. Renewables supplied 51%.

32.1GW AVERAGEWind15.14 GW45%Hydro0.49 GW1%Biomass2.87 GW9%Solar1.20 GW4%Gas3.56 GW11%Coal0.17 GW1%Imports4.90 GW15%Nuclear4.98 GW15%32.1GW AVERAGE45%9%11%15%15%
Price
£49.33/MWh
Day average £49.33
Demand32.1GW
Generation 28.4Transfers 3.7
Fossil fuels11%
Renewables51%
Other38%
Carbon intensityLow
67g/kWh
0Day average 67300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 10 April 2024, wind supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 38.0 GW at 13:05. Carbon intensity averaged 67 g/kWh and the price £49.33/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 20.3 GW at 17:05. Solar generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (35 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (125 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £0.21/MWh at 23:30 to £93.79/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 53% 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 1.203.6%Wind 15.1445.4%Gas 3.5610.7%Hydro 0.491.5%Biomass 2.878.6%Nuclear 4.9814.9%Coal 0.170.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.1avgGeneration 28.4avgTransfers 3.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.0GW · 13:05
Low 23.1 · 04:30Avg 32.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 28.4Transfers 3.7 GW
Net imports86GWh
In
111 Out
25
Zero-carbon share77%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 53%Solar 4%

Transfers · Wed 10 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 10 April 2024, Great Britain imported 111 GWh and exported 25 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (64 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 10 Apr
Imported
111GWh
Exported
25GWh
Net in
86GWh
Average net flow
3.57GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.31GWImporting

In 12.4 GWhOut 4.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.67GWImporting

In 64.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.42GWExporting

In 0.5 GWhOut 10.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.06GWImporting

In 10.4 GWhOut 9.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.95GWImporting

In 23.6 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWGenerating

Generated 6.6 GWhPumped 4.1 GWh

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