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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 19 April 2024

On Friday 19 April, demand averaged 30.8 GW. Renewables supplied 54%.

30.8GW AVERAGEWind14.90 GW46%Hydro0.51 GW2%Biomass1.27 GW4%Solar2.15 GW7%Gas2.75 GW8%Coal0.28 GW1%Imports5.57 GW17%Nuclear5.30 GW16%30.8GW AVERAGE46%8%17%16%
Price
£46.95/MWh
Day average £46.95
Demand30.8GW
Generation 27.2Transfers 3.7
Fossil fuels8%
Renewables54%
Other37%
Carbon intensityLow
54g/kWh
0Day average 54300
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Key moments

On Friday 19 April 2024, wind supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 37.3 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity averaged 54 g/kWh and the price £46.95/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.2 GW at 02:00. Solar generation peaked at 7.2 GW at 14:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (37 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (82 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£4.82/MWh at 05:00 to £83.26/MWh at 21:00. The price was below zero for 1.5 hours. Wind made 55% 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 2.156.6%Wind 14.9045.5%Gas 2.758.4%Hydro 0.511.6%Biomass 1.273.9%Nuclear 5.3016.2%Coal 0.280.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.8avgGeneration 27.2avgTransfers 3.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.3GW · 10:30
Low 22.4 · 04:40Avg 30.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 27.2Transfers 3.7 GW
Net imports94GWh
In
128 Out
34
Zero-carbon share84%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 2%Wind 55%Solar 8%

Transfers · Fri 19 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 19 April 2024, Great Britain imported 128 GWh and exported 34 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (67 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 19 Apr
Imported
128GWh
Exported
34GWh
Net in
94GWh
Average net flow
3.90GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.50GWImporting

In 16.8 GWhOut 4.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.41GWImporting

In 15.7 GWhOut 5.9 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.78GWImporting

In 66.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.57GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 13.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.27GWImporting

In 13.9 GWhOut 7.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.51GWImporting

In 14.7 GWhOut 2.4 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.21GWPumping

Generated 6.1 GWhPumped 11.1 GWh

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