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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 2 March 2022

On Wednesday 2 March, demand averaged 36.6 GW. Renewables supplied 35%.

36.6GW AVERAGEWind12.10 GW32%Hydro0.72 GW2%Biomass2.77 GW7%Solar0.30 GW1%Gas12.26 GW33%Coal1.02 GW3%Imports2.61 GW7%Nuclear5.88 GW16%36.6GW AVERAGE32%7%33%16%
Price
£274.57/MWh
Day average £274.57
Demand36.6GW
Generation 35.1Transfers 1.6
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables35%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
172g/kWh
0Day average 172300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 2 March 2022, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 32%. Demand peaked at 45.0 GW at 18:00. Carbon intensity averaged 172 g/kWh and the price £274.57/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.8 GW at 13:25. Solar generation peaked at 1.4 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (120 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (204 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £161.79/MWh at 03:30 to £497.55/MWh at 21:00. Gas made 35% 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 0.300.8%Wind 12.1032.1%Gas 12.2632.6%Hydro 0.721.9%Biomass 2.777.4%Nuclear 5.8815.6%Coal 1.022.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.6avgGeneration 35.1avgTransfers 1.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.0GW · 18:00
Low 25.5 · 04:00Avg 36.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 35.1Transfers 1.6 GW
Net imports41GWh
In
59 Out
17
Zero-carbon share54%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 35%Solar 1%

Transfers · Wed 2 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 2 March 2022, Great Britain imported 59 GWh and exported 17 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (25 GWh), and the most exports went to France (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 2 Mar
Imported
59GWh
Exported
17GWh
Net in
41GWh
Average net flow
1.73GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.18GWImporting

In 7.3 GWhOut 2.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.44GWExporting

In 1.9 GWhOut 12.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.16GWImporting

In 5.3 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.77GWImporting

In 19.2 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.05GWImporting

In 25.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWPumping

Generated 3.8 GWhPumped 7.4 GWh

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