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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 22 March 2021

On Monday 22 March, demand averaged 33.3 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

33.3GW AVERAGEWind3.85 GW11%Hydro0.47 GW1%Biomass3.07 GW9%Solar1.66 GW5%Gas16.31 GW48%Coal0.31 GW1%Imports3.33 GW10%Nuclear4.84 GW14%33.3GW AVERAGE11%9%48%10%14%
Price
£52.94/MWh
Day average £52.94
Demand33.3GW
Generation 30.5Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables18%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
226g/kWh
0Day average 226300
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Key moments

On Monday 22 March 2021, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 14%. Demand peaked at 40.1 GW at 18:55. Carbon intensity averaged 226 g/kWh and the price £52.94/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 12:30. Solar generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (193 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (263 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £39.30/MWh at 03:00 to £77.17/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 53% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 42% across 2021.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.664.9%Wind 3.8511.4%Gas 16.3148.2%Hydro 0.471.4%Biomass 3.079.1%Nuclear 4.8414.3%Coal 0.310.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.3avgGeneration 30.5avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.1GW · 18:55
Low 24.1 · 04:00Avg 33.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 30.5Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports69GWh
In
78 Out
9
Zero-carbon share35%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 13%Solar 5%

Transfers · Mon 22 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 22 March 2021, Great Britain imported 78 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (59 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 22 Mar
Imported
78GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
69GWh
Average net flow
2.88GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.75GWImporting

In 18.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.48GWImporting

In 59.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.35GWExporting

In 0.4 GWhOut 8.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 1.9 GWhPumped 3.1 GWh

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