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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 24 April 2024

On Wednesday 24 April, demand averaged 31.1 GW. Renewables supplied 32%.

31.1GW AVERAGEWind7.82 GW24%Hydro0.39 GW1%Biomass3.01 GW9%Solar2.38 GW7%Gas7.98 GW24%Coal0.40 GW1%Imports5.44 GW17%Nuclear5.39 GW16%31.1GW AVERAGE24%9%7%24%17%16%
Price
£76.24/MWh
Day average £76.24
Demand31.1GW
Generation 27.4Transfers 3.8
Fossil fuels24%
Renewables32%
Other42%
Carbon intensityModerate
129g/kWh
0Day average 129300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 24 April 2024, gas supplied 24% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 37.1 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 129 g/kWh and the price £76.24/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.9 GW at 01:55. Solar generation peaked at 6.8 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (80 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (178 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £59.72/MWh at 02:00 to £99.34/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 29% 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 2.387.3%Wind 7.8223.8%Gas 7.9824.3%Hydro 0.391.2%Biomass 3.019.2%Nuclear 5.3916.4%Coal 0.401.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.1avgGeneration 27.4avgTransfers 3.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.1GW · 12:05
Low 22.7 · 04:20Avg 31.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 27.4Transfers 3.8 GW
Net imports92GWh
In
127 Out
34
Zero-carbon share58%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 29%Solar 9%

Transfers · Wed 24 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 24 April 2024, Great Britain imported 127 GWh and exported 34 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (65 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 24 Apr
Imported
127GWh
Exported
34GWh
Net in
92GWh
Average net flow
3.84GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.7 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.18GWExporting

In 5.0 GWhOut 9.2 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.72GWImporting

In 65.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.86GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 20.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.29GWImporting

In 11.2 GWhOut 4.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.19GWImporting

In 28.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 4.0 GWhPumped 6.2 GWh

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