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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 26 April 2024

On Friday 26 April, demand averaged 30.7 GW. Renewables supplied 15%.

30.7GW AVERAGEWind2.05 GW6%Hydro0.36 GW1%Biomass2.87 GW9%Solar2.39 GW7%Gas12.50 GW39%Coal0.58 GW2%Imports5.83 GW18%Nuclear5.39 GW17%30.7GW AVERAGE9%7%39%18%17%
Price
£72.70/MWh
Day average £72.70
Demand30.7GW
Generation 26.1Transfers 4.5
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables15%
Other44%
Carbon intensityHigh
197g/kWh
0Day average 197300
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Key moments

On Friday 26 April 2024, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 37.2 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity averaged 197 g/kWh and the price £72.70/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.2 GW at 05:15. Solar generation peaked at 7.4 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (162 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (238 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £60.87/MWh at 04:30 to £100.66/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 48% 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 2.397.5%Wind 2.056.4%Gas 12.5039.1%Hydro 0.361.1%Biomass 2.879.0%Nuclear 5.3916.9%Coal 0.581.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.7avgGeneration 26.1avgTransfers 4.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.2GW · 11:00
Low 23.1 · 04:20Avg 30.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain85%of demand
Generation 26.1Transfers 4.5 GW
Net imports108GWh
In
137 Out
28
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 8%Solar 9%

Transfers · Fri 26 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 26 April 2024, Great Britain imported 137 GWh and exported 28 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (70 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 26 Apr
Imported
137GWh
Exported
28GWh
Net in
108GWh
Average net flow
4.52GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.74GWImporting

In 18.0 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.12GWImporting

In 7.7 GWhOut 4.9 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.91GWImporting

In 69.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.87GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 20.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.38GWImporting

In 11.3 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.25GWImporting

In 29.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWGenerating

Generated 3.2 GWhPumped 2.5 GWh

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