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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 16 April 2024

On Tuesday 16 April, demand averaged 31.7 GW. Renewables supplied 54%.

31.7GW AVERAGEWind15.20 GW45%Hydro0.57 GW2%Biomass2.44 GW7%Solar2.53 GW8%Gas3.01 GW9%Coal0.20 GW1%Imports4.33 GW13%Nuclear5.32 GW16%31.7GW AVERAGE45%7%8%9%13%16%
Price
£52.19/MWh
Day average £52.19
Demand31.7GW
Generation 29.3Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels9%
Renewables54%
Other36%
Carbon intensityLow
56g/kWh
0Day average 56300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 16 April 2024, wind supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 37.5 GW at 10:05. Carbon intensity averaged 56 g/kWh and the price £52.19/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.0 GW at 01:10. Solar generation peaked at 7.9 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 08:30 (35 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (97 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£10.60/MWh at 03:30 to £85.62/MWh at 07:30. The price was below zero for 2.5 hours. Wind made 52% 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 2.537.5%Wind 15.2045.3%Gas 3.019.0%Hydro 0.571.7%Biomass 2.447.3%Nuclear 5.3215.8%Coal 0.200.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.7avgGeneration 29.3avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.5GW · 10:05
Low 23.2 · 04:35Avg 31.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 29.3Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports59GWh
In
97 Out
39
Zero-carbon share81%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 52%Solar 9%

Transfers · Tue 16 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 16 April 2024, Great Britain imported 97 GWh and exported 39 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (60 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 16 Apr
Imported
97GWh
Exported
39GWh
Net in
59GWh
Average net flow
2.45GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.57GWImporting

In 15.7 GWhOut 2.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.27GWExporting

In 0.7 GWhOut 7.1 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.51GWImporting

In 60.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.35GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 8.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.31GWExporting

In 6.8 GWhOut 14.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.30GWImporting

In 14.0 GWhOut 6.7 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 6.5 GWhPumped 6.5 GWh

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