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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 28 April 2024

On Sunday 28 April, demand averaged 28.3 GW. Renewables supplied 41%.

28.3GW AVERAGEWind9.97 GW33%Hydro0.26 GW1%Biomass1.03 GW3%Solar1.97 GW7%Gas4.09 GW14%Coal0.25 GW1%Imports6.88 GW23%Nuclear5.39 GW18%28.3GW AVERAGE33%14%23%18%
Price
£62.98/MWh
Day average £62.98
Demand28.3GW
Generation 23.0Transfers 5.3
Fossil fuels14%
Renewables41%
Other45%
Carbon intensityLow
91g/kWh
0Day average 91300
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Key moments

On Sunday 28 April 2024, wind supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 34.2 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 91 g/kWh and the price £62.98/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.8 GW at 13:55. Solar generation peaked at 6.5 GW at 14:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 22:30 (61 g/kWh) and highest at 01:30 (113 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £20.95/MWh at 06:00 to £83.42/MWh at 09:30. Wind made 43% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 35% across 2024.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.976.6%Wind 9.9733.4%Gas 4.0913.7%Hydro 0.260.9%Biomass 1.033.5%Nuclear 5.3918.1%Coal 0.250.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.3avgGeneration 23.0avgTransfers 5.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.2GW · 12:30
Low 21.2 · 05:50Avg 28.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain81%of demand
Generation 23.0Transfers 5.3 GW
Net imports138GWh
In
163 Out
25
Zero-carbon share77%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 43%Solar 9%

Transfers · Sun 28 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 28 April 2024, Great Britain imported 163 GWh and exported 25 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (70 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (23 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 28 Apr
Imported
163GWh
Exported
25GWh
Net in
138GWh
Average net flow
5.74GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.94GWImporting

In 22.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.68GWImporting

In 18.0 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.90GWImporting

In 69.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.97GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 23.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.79GWImporting

In 19.3 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.44GWPumping

Generated 2.3 GWhPumped 12.8 GWh

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