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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 25 April 2024

On Thursday 25 April, demand averaged 31.5 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

31.5GW AVERAGEWind6.02 GW18%Hydro0.36 GW1%Biomass2.95 GW9%Solar1.63 GW5%Gas12.03 GW36%Coal0.60 GW2%Imports4.49 GW13%Nuclear5.39 GW16%31.5GW AVERAGE18%9%36%13%16%
Price
£69.47/MWh
Day average £69.47
Demand31.5GW
Generation 29.0Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels36%
Renewables24%
Other38%
Carbon intensityModerate
176g/kWh
0Day average 176300
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Key moments

On Thursday 25 April 2024, gas supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 18%. Demand peaked at 37.7 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 176 g/kWh and the price £69.47/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.6 GW at 08:45. Solar generation peaked at 5.5 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (141 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (222 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £55.99/MWh at 03:30 to £95.43/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 42% 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 1.634.9%Wind 6.0218.0%Gas 12.0335.9%Hydro 0.361.1%Biomass 2.958.8%Nuclear 5.3916.1%Coal 0.601.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.5avgGeneration 29.0avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.7GW · 12:00
Low 22.9 · 04:35Avg 31.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 29.0Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports60GWh
In
105 Out
44
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 21%Solar 6%

Transfers · Thu 25 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 25 April 2024, Great Britain imported 105 GWh and exported 44 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (62 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 25 Apr
Imported
105GWh
Exported
44GWh
Net in
60GWh
Average net flow
2.52GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.34GWImporting

In 11.4 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.31GWExporting

In 2.1 GWhOut 9.5 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.59GWImporting

In 62.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.91GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 21.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.17GWExporting

In 5.7 GWhOut 9.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.98GWImporting

In 23.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWGenerating

Generated 2.8 GWhPumped 2.5 GWh

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