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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 1 March 2022

On Tuesday 1 March, demand averaged 35.3 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

35.3GW AVERAGEWind5.55 GW15%Hydro0.88 GW2%Biomass2.81 GW8%Solar0.79 GW2%Gas15.15 GW42%Coal1.01 GW3%Imports3.94 GW11%Nuclear5.88 GW16%35.3GW AVERAGE15%8%42%11%16%
Price
£243.12/MWh
Day average £243.12
Demand35.3GW
Generation 32.1Transfers 3.3
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables20%
Other35%
Carbon intensityHigh
215g/kWh
0Day average 215300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 1 March 2022, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 42.2 GW at 18:30. Carbon intensity averaged 215 g/kWh and the price £243.12/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.9 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 3.3 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (142 g/kWh) and highest at 15:30 (248 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £185.48/MWh at 23:30 to £330.56/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 47% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 41% across 2022.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.792.2%Wind 5.5515.4%Gas 15.1542.1%Hydro 0.882.4%Biomass 2.817.8%Nuclear 5.8816.3%Coal 1.012.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.3avgGeneration 32.1avgTransfers 3.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.2GW · 18:30
Low 25.1 · 04:00Avg 35.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 32.1Transfers 3.3 GW
Net imports76GWh
In
87 Out
11
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 3%Wind 17%Solar 2%

Transfers · Tue 1 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 1 March 2022, Great Britain imported 87 GWh and exported 11 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (25 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 1 Mar
Imported
87GWh
Exported
11GWh
Net in
76GWh
Average net flow
3.16GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.75GWImporting

In 18.0 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.75GWImporting

In 22.3 GWhOut 4.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.14GWExporting

In 2.7 GWhOut 6.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.76GWImporting

In 18.5 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.05GWImporting

In 25.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWGenerating

Generated 8.0 GWhPumped 5.3 GWh

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