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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 18 April 2024

On Thursday 18 April, demand averaged 31.3 GW. Renewables supplied 42%.

31.3GW AVERAGEWind10.83 GW33%Hydro0.56 GW2%Biomass2.95 GW9%Solar2.58 GW8%Gas5.58 GW17%Coal0.43 GW1%Imports4.81 GW15%Nuclear5.31 GW16%31.3GW AVERAGE33%9%8%17%15%16%
Price
£62.92/MWh
Day average £62.92
Demand31.3GW
Generation 28.2Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels17%
Renewables42%
Other40%
Carbon intensityLow
96g/kWh
0Day average 96300
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Key moments

On Thursday 18 April 2024, wind supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 17%. Demand peaked at 37.2 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity averaged 96 g/kWh and the price £62.92/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.0 GW at 21:00. Solar generation peaked at 8.7 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 22:00 (40 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (178 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £17.35/MWh at 23:30 to £104.74/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 38% 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 2.587.8%Wind 10.8332.8%Gas 5.5816.9%Hydro 0.561.7%Biomass 2.958.9%Nuclear 5.3116.1%Coal 0.431.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.3avgGeneration 28.2avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.2GW · 11:00
Low 23.1 · 04:25Avg 31.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 28.2Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports78GWh
In
112 Out
35
Zero-carbon share68%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 38%Solar 9%

Transfers · Thu 18 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 18 April 2024, Great Britain imported 112 GWh and exported 35 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (65 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 18 Apr
Imported
112GWh
Exported
35GWh
Net in
78GWh
Average net flow
3.23GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.34GWImporting

In 11.0 GWhOut 2.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.41GWExporting

In 1.0 GWhOut 10.9 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.70GWImporting

In 64.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.30GWExporting

In 1.0 GWhOut 8.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.38GWExporting

In 3.7 GWhOut 12.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.29GWImporting

In 30.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 3.0 GWhPumped 6.4 GWh

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