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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 30 April 2024

On Tuesday 30 April, demand averaged 30.1 GW. Renewables supplied 44%.

30.1GW AVERAGEWind10.89 GW35%Hydro0.24 GW1%Biomass1.92 GW6%Solar2.88 GW9%Gas3.47 GW11%Coal0.17 GW1%Imports6.55 GW21%Nuclear5.39 GW17%30.1GW AVERAGE35%9%11%21%17%
Price
£50.13/MWh
Day average £50.13
Demand30.1GW
Generation 25.0Transfers 5.2
Fossil fuels11%
Renewables44%
Other44%
Carbon intensityLow
72g/kWh
0Day average 72300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 30 April 2024, wind supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 36.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 72 g/kWh and the price £50.13/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.2 GW at 08:00. Solar generation peaked at 9.0 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:00 (37 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (127 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £5.93/MWh at 13:30 to £86.41/MWh at 20:00. Wind made 44% 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 2.889.1%Wind 10.8934.6%Gas 3.4711.0%Hydro 0.240.7%Biomass 1.926.1%Nuclear 5.3917.1%Coal 0.170.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.1avgGeneration 25.0avgTransfers 5.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.2GW · 12:00
Low 22.3 · 04:00Avg 30.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain83%of demand
Generation 25.0Transfers 5.2 GW
Net imports123GWh
In
152 Out
29
Zero-carbon share78%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 44%Solar 12%

Transfers · Tue 30 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 30 April 2024, Great Britain imported 152 GWh and exported 29 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (69 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 30 Apr
Imported
152GWh
Exported
29GWh
Net in
123GWh
Average net flow
5.13GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.60GWImporting

In 14.9 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.12GWImporting

In 26.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.88GWImporting

In 69.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.94GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.09GWImporting

In 8.1 GWhOut 6.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.38GWImporting

In 33.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWGenerating

Generated 5.1 GWhPumped 4.5 GWh

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