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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 13 April 2024

On Saturday 13 April, demand averaged 26.8 GW. Renewables supplied 59%.

26.8GW AVERAGEWind14.56 GW49%Hydro0.45 GW2%Biomass1.22 GW4%Solar2.28 GW8%Gas2.36 GW8%Coal0.10 GW0%Imports3.10 GW11%Nuclear5.38 GW18%26.8GW AVERAGE49%8%8%11%18%
Price
£6.68/MWh
Day average £6.68
Demand26.8GW
Generation 26.3Transfers 0.5
Fossil fuels8%
Renewables59%
Other33%
Carbon intensityLow
52g/kWh
0Day average 52300
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Key moments

On Saturday 13 April 2024, wind supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 31.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 52 g/kWh and the price £6.68/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 19.3 GW at 17:05. Solar generation peaked at 7.4 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 15:00 (22 g/kWh) and highest at 23:30 (73 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£33.02/MWh at 14:30 to £49.03/MWh at 20:00. The price was below zero for 7 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 2.287.7%Wind 14.5649.5%Gas 2.368.0%Hydro 0.451.5%Biomass 1.224.1%Nuclear 5.3818.3%Coal 0.100.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.8avgGeneration 26.3avgTransfers 0.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.8GW · 12:30
Low 20.3 · 04:45Avg 26.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 26.3Transfers 0.5 GW
Net imports15GWh
In
69 Out
54
Zero-carbon share86%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 2%Wind 55%Solar 9%

Transfers · Sat 13 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 13 April 2024, Great Britain imported 69 GWh and exported 54 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (56 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 13 Apr
Imported
69GWh
Exported
54GWh
Net in
15GWh
Average net flow
0.63GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.04GWExporting

In 6.6 GWhOut 7.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.35GWImporting

In 56.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.78GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.29GWExporting

In 4.9 GWhOut 11.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.59GWExporting

In 1.7 GWhOut 15.9 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 4.8 GWhPumped 8.3 GWh

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