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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 22 April 2024

On Monday 22 April, demand averaged 31.1 GW. Renewables supplied 15%.

31.1GW AVERAGEWind3.22 GW10%Hydro0.42 GW1%Biomass3.14 GW10%Solar1.33 GW4%Gas13.40 GW41%Coal0.36 GW1%Imports5.46 GW17%Nuclear5.38 GW16%31.1GW AVERAGE10%10%41%17%16%
Price
£78.93/MWh
Day average £78.93
Demand31.1GW
Generation 27.3Transfers 3.9
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables15%
Other43%
Carbon intensityHigh
191g/kWh
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Key moments

On Monday 22 April 2024, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 37.3 GW at 12:10. Carbon intensity averaged 191 g/kWh and the price £78.93/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.9 GW at 13:30. Solar generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (163 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (218 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £55.52/MWh at 04:30 to £113.52/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 49% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 31% across 2024.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.334.1%Wind 3.229.8%Gas 13.4041.0%Hydro 0.421.3%Biomass 3.149.6%Nuclear 5.3816.4%Coal 0.361.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.1avgGeneration 27.3avgTransfers 3.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.3GW · 12:10
Low 22.4 · 04:55Avg 31.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 27.3Transfers 3.9 GW
Net imports87GWh
In
124 Out
38
Zero-carbon share38%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 2%Wind 12%Solar 5%

Transfers · Mon 22 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 22 April 2024, Great Britain imported 124 GWh and exported 38 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (64 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 22 Apr
Imported
124GWh
Exported
38GWh
Net in
87GWh
Average net flow
3.61GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.51GWImporting

In 14.6 GWhOut 2.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.25GWExporting

In 4.3 GWhOut 10.4 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.69GWImporting

In 64.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.55GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 13.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.14GWExporting

In 8.2 GWhOut 11.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.36GWImporting

In 32.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.24GWGenerating

Generated 6.8 GWhPumped 1.0 GWh

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