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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 23 April 2024

On Tuesday 23 April, demand averaged 31.3 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

31.3GW AVERAGEWind7.21 GW22%Hydro0.29 GW1%Biomass3.13 GW9%Solar2.03 GW6%Gas9.97 GW30%Coal0.28 GW1%Imports4.84 GW15%Nuclear5.39 GW16%31.3GW AVERAGE22%9%30%15%16%
Price
£70.31/MWh
Day average £70.31
Demand31.3GW
Generation 28.3Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables29%
Other40%
Carbon intensityModerate
143g/kWh
0Day average 143300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 23 April 2024, gas supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 22%. Demand peaked at 38.4 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 143 g/kWh and the price £70.31/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.9 GW at 18:25. Solar generation peaked at 6.5 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (85 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (188 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £55.98/MWh at 15:00 to £95.66/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 35% 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 2.036.1%Wind 7.2121.8%Gas 9.9730.1%Hydro 0.290.9%Biomass 3.139.4%Nuclear 5.3916.3%Coal 0.280.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.3avgGeneration 28.3avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.4GW · 12:05
Low 23.2 · 05:00Avg 31.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 28.3Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports72GWh
In
114 Out
42
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 25%Solar 7%

Transfers · Tue 23 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 23 April 2024, Great Britain imported 114 GWh and exported 42 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (63 GWh), and the most exports went to Denmark (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 23 Apr
Imported
114GWh
Exported
42GWh
Net in
72GWh
Average net flow
3.02GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.30GWImporting

In 10.9 GWhOut 3.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.55GWExporting

In 1.7 GWhOut 14.8 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.63GWImporting

In 63.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.55GWExporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 13.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.14GWExporting

In 6.4 GWhOut 9.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.32GWImporting

In 31.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 2.1 GWhPumped 2.5 GWh

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