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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 14 April 2024

On Sunday 14 April, demand averaged 26.8 GW. Renewables supplied 54%.

26.8GW AVERAGEWind12.20 GW42%Hydro0.52 GW2%Biomass1.24 GW4%Solar2.69 GW9%Gas2.87 GW10%Coal0.26 GW1%Imports3.63 GW13%Nuclear5.38 GW19%26.8GW AVERAGE42%9%10%13%19%
Price
£8.52/MWh
Day average £8.52
Demand26.8GW
Generation 25.2Transfers 1.7
Fossil fuels10%
Renewables54%
Other36%
Carbon intensityLow
65g/kWh
0Day average 65300
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Key moments

On Sunday 14 April 2024, wind supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 32.0 GW at 17:50. Carbon intensity averaged 65 g/kWh and the price £8.52/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.9 GW at 23:50. Solar generation peaked at 8.8 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (36 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (83 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£48.78/MWh at 14:30 to £85.43/MWh at 19:30. The price was below zero for 10.5 hours. Wind made 49% 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 2.699.3%Wind 12.2042.4%Gas 2.8710.0%Hydro 0.521.8%Biomass 1.244.3%Nuclear 5.3818.7%Coal 0.260.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.8avgGeneration 25.2avgTransfers 1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.0GW · 17:50
Low 20.3 · 04:30Avg 26.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 25.2Transfers 1.7 GW
Net imports51GWh
In
84 Out
33
Zero-carbon share83%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 2%Wind 49%Solar 11%

Transfers · Sun 14 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 14 April 2024, Great Britain imported 84 GWh and exported 33 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 14 Apr
Imported
84GWh
Exported
33GWh
Net in
51GWh
Average net flow
2.13GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.27GWImporting

In 11.1 GWhOut 4.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.03GWImporting

In 2.6 GWhOut 2.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.75GWImporting

In 41.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.56GWExporting

In 1.1 GWhOut 14.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.14GWExporting

In 7.3 GWhOut 10.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.78GWImporting

In 19.8 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.45GWPumping

Generated 3.2 GWhPumped 14.0 GWh

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