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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 29 April 2024

On Monday 29 April, demand averaged 30.5 GW. Renewables supplied 48%.

30.5GW AVERAGEWind13.14 GW40%Hydro0.20 GW1%Biomass1.96 GW6%Solar2.28 GW7%Gas4.14 GW13%Coal0.24 GW1%Imports5.24 GW16%Nuclear5.39 GW17%30.5GW AVERAGE40%7%13%16%17%
Price
£58.46/MWh
Day average £58.46
Demand30.5GW
Generation 27.4Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels13%
Renewables48%
Other39%
Carbon intensityLow
77g/kWh
0Day average 77300
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Key moments

On Monday 29 April 2024, wind supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 37.5 GW at 09:30. Carbon intensity averaged 77 g/kWh and the price £58.46/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.8 GW at 14:55. Solar generation peaked at 6.2 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (34 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (123 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £23.05/MWh at 13:30 to £95.49/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 48% 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 2.287.0%Wind 13.1440.3%Gas 4.1412.7%Hydro 0.200.6%Biomass 1.966.0%Nuclear 5.3916.5%Coal 0.240.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.5avgGeneration 27.4avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.5GW · 09:30
Low 21.8 · 04:25Avg 30.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 27.4Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports82GWh
In
124 Out
41
Zero-carbon share77%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 48%Solar 8%

Transfers · Mon 29 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 29 April 2024, Great Britain imported 124 GWh and exported 41 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (63 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 29 Apr
Imported
124GWh
Exported
41GWh
Net in
82GWh
Average net flow
3.43GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.23GWImporting

In 9.2 GWhOut 3.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.20GWImporting

In 13.8 GWhOut 9.1 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.64GWImporting

In 63.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.71GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 17.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.17GWExporting

In 7.2 GWhOut 11.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.25GWImporting

In 30.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.31GWPumping

Generated 2.1 GWhPumped 9.7 GWh

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