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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 27 April 2024

On Saturday 27 April, demand averaged 28.6 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

28.6GW AVERAGEWind4.54 GW15%Hydro0.35 GW1%Biomass2.59 GW9%Solar1.55 GW5%Gas8.05 GW27%Coal0.51 GW2%Imports6.74 GW23%Nuclear5.39 GW18%28.6GW AVERAGE15%9%27%23%18%
Price
£78.55/MWh
Day average £78.55
Demand28.6GW
Generation 23.0Transfers 5.6
Fossil fuels27%
Renewables22%
Other50%
Carbon intensityModerate
156g/kWh
0Day average 156300
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Key moments

On Saturday 27 April 2024, gas supplied 27% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 33.5 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 156 g/kWh and the price £78.55/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.3 GW at 22:30. Solar generation peaked at 4.6 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (110 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (190 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £63.47/MWh at 07:00 to £95.70/MWh at 18:00. 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 1.555.2%Wind 4.5415.3%Gas 8.0527.1%Hydro 0.351.2%Biomass 2.598.7%Nuclear 5.3918.2%Coal 0.511.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.6avgGeneration 23.0avgTransfers 5.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.5GW · 17:25
Low 22.2 · 04:50Avg 28.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain80%of demand
Generation 23.0Transfers 5.6 GW
Net imports132GWh
In
158 Out
26
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 2%Wind 20%Solar 7%

Transfers · Sat 27 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 27 April 2024, Great Britain imported 158 GWh and exported 26 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (72 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (24 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 27 Apr
Imported
158GWh
Exported
26GWh
Net in
132GWh
Average net flow
5.51GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.98GWImporting

In 23.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.53GWImporting

In 14.9 GWhOut 2.1 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.99GWImporting

In 71.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.98GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 23.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.59GWImporting

In 14.7 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.39GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWGenerating

Generated 3.2 GWhPumped 1.2 GWh

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