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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 20 April 2024

On Saturday 20 April, demand averaged 28.1 GW. Renewables supplied 36%.

28.1GW AVERAGEWind7.07 GW24%Hydro0.63 GW2%Biomass2.69 GW9%Solar3.01 GW10%Gas3.57 GW12%Coal0.37 GW1%Imports6.65 GW23%Nuclear5.35 GW18%28.1GW AVERAGE24%9%10%12%23%18%
Price
£66.18/MWh
Day average £66.18
Demand28.1GW
Generation 22.7Transfers 5.4
Fossil fuels12%
Renewables36%
Other50%
Carbon intensityLow
81g/kWh
0Day average 81300
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Key moments

On Saturday 20 April 2024, wind supplied 24% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 32.7 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity averaged 81 g/kWh and the price £66.18/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.4 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 8.9 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:00 (50 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (133 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £34.34/MWh at 13:30 to £86.61/MWh at 20:00. Wind made 31% 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 3.0110.3%Wind 7.0724.1%Gas 3.5712.2%Hydro 0.632.1%Biomass 2.699.2%Nuclear 5.3518.2%Coal 0.371.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.1avgGeneration 22.7avgTransfers 5.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.7GW · 10:30
Low 22.5 · 03:45Avg 28.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain81%of demand
Generation 22.7Transfers 5.4 GW
Net imports130GWh
In
156 Out
26
Zero-carbon share71%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 3%Wind 31%Solar 13%

Transfers · Sat 20 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 20 April 2024, Great Britain imported 156 GWh and exported 26 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (71 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (23 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 20 Apr
Imported
156GWh
Exported
26GWh
Net in
130GWh
Average net flow
5.40GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.99GWImporting

In 23.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.24GWImporting

In 8.6 GWhOut 2.8 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.97GWImporting

In 71.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.97GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 23.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.77GWImporting

In 18.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWGenerating

Generated 4.0 GWhPumped 3.4 GWh

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