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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 11 April 2024

On Thursday 11 April, demand averaged 30.4 GW. Renewables supplied 51%.

30.4GW AVERAGEWind14.55 GW44%Hydro0.47 GW1%Biomass2.61 GW8%Solar1.80 GW6%Gas3.76 GW11%Coal0.31 GW1%Imports3.93 GW12%Nuclear5.31 GW16%30.4GW AVERAGE44%8%11%12%16%
Price
£46.95/MWh
Day average £46.95
Demand30.4GW
Generation 28.8Transfers 1.6
Fossil fuels11%
Renewables51%
Other36%
Carbon intensityLow
67g/kWh
0Day average 67300
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Key moments

On Thursday 11 April 2024, wind supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 36.0 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 67 g/kWh and the price £46.95/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 19.0 GW at 00:15. Solar generation peaked at 6.4 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (45 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (111 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£3.30/MWh at 02:30 to £77.72/MWh at 19:00. The price was below zero for 0.5 hours. Wind made 51% 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 1.805.5%Wind 14.5544.4%Gas 3.7611.5%Hydro 0.471.4%Biomass 2.618.0%Nuclear 5.3116.2%Coal 0.311.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.4avgGeneration 28.8avgTransfers 1.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.0GW · 12:05
Low 22.5 · 04:50Avg 30.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 28.8Transfers 1.6 GW
Net imports36GWh
In
85 Out
49
Zero-carbon share77%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 51%Solar 6%

Transfers · Thu 11 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 11 April 2024, Great Britain imported 85 GWh and exported 49 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (52 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 11 Apr
Imported
85GWh
Exported
49GWh
Net in
36GWh
Average net flow
1.49GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.23GWExporting

In 7.1 GWhOut 12.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.17GWImporting

In 52.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.80GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 19.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.54GWExporting

In 2.3 GWhOut 15.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.89GWImporting

In 23.3 GWhOut 2.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWGenerating

Generated 9.5 GWhPumped 6.5 GWh

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