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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 17 April 2024

On Wednesday 17 April, demand averaged 31.7 GW. Renewables supplied 40%.

31.7GW AVERAGEWind9.98 GW30%Hydro0.63 GW2%Biomass2.99 GW9%Solar2.69 GW8%Gas6.54 GW19%Coal0.55 GW2%Imports4.88 GW15%Nuclear5.31 GW16%31.7GW AVERAGE30%9%8%19%15%16%
Price
£73.32/MWh
Day average £73.32
Demand31.7GW
Generation 28.7Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels19%
Renewables40%
Other39%
Carbon intensityLow
108g/kWh
0Day average 108300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 17 April 2024, wind supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 19%. Demand peaked at 38.2 GW at 09:30. Carbon intensity averaged 108 g/kWh and the price £73.32/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.5 GW at 08:15. Solar generation peaked at 8.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (61 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (189 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £53.58/MWh at 11:00 to £109.30/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 35% 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 2.698.0%Wind 9.9829.7%Gas 6.5419.5%Hydro 0.631.9%Biomass 2.998.9%Nuclear 5.3115.8%Coal 0.551.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.7avgGeneration 28.7avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.2GW · 09:30
Low 23.9 · 04:20Avg 31.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 28.7Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports69GWh
In
110 Out
41
Zero-carbon share65%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 35%Solar 9%

Transfers · Wed 17 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 17 April 2024, Great Britain imported 110 GWh and exported 41 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (66 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 17 Apr
Imported
110GWh
Exported
41GWh
Net in
69GWh
Average net flow
2.88GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.17GWImporting

In 10.0 GWhOut 6.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.39GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 9.7 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.76GWImporting

In 66.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.34GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 8.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.63GWExporting

In 1.9 GWhOut 17.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.31GWImporting

In 31.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWGenerating

Generated 7.3 GWhPumped 4.9 GWh

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