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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 12 April 2024

On Friday 12 April, demand averaged 29.2 GW. Renewables supplied 58%.

29.2GW AVERAGEWind15.56 GW49%Hydro0.52 GW2%Biomass2.20 GW7%Solar2.41 GW8%Gas2.27 GW7%Coal0.16 GW1%Imports3.28 GW10%Nuclear5.37 GW17%29.2GW AVERAGE49%8%7%10%17%
Price
£19.42/MWh
Day average £19.42
Demand29.2GW
Generation 28.5Transfers 0.7
Fossil fuels7%
Renewables58%
Other34%
Carbon intensityLow
48g/kWh
0Day average 48300
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Key moments

On Friday 12 April 2024, wind supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 35.4 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 48 g/kWh and the price £19.42/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.1 GW at 16:55. Solar generation peaked at 7.8 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (25 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (71 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£5.61/MWh at 12:30 to £68.77/MWh at 07:30. The price was below zero for 5.5 hours. Wind made 55% 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 2.417.6%Wind 15.5649.0%Gas 2.277.1%Hydro 0.521.6%Biomass 2.206.9%Nuclear 5.3716.9%Coal 0.160.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.2avgGeneration 28.5avgTransfers 0.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.4GW · 11:30
Low 22.0 · 04:40Avg 29.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 28.5Transfers 0.7 GW
Net imports18GWh
In
73 Out
55
Zero-carbon share84%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 55%Solar 8%

Transfers · Fri 12 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 12 April 2024, Great Britain imported 73 GWh and exported 55 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (51 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (23 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 12 Apr
Imported
73GWh
Exported
55GWh
Net in
18GWh
Average net flow
0.74GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.19GWExporting

In 6.4 GWhOut 10.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.14GWImporting

In 51.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.96GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 23.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.38GWExporting

In 6.5 GWhOut 15.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.12GWImporting

In 8.4 GWhOut 5.5 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 6.1 GWhPumped 6.7 GWh

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