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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 3 March 2022

On Thursday 3 March, demand averaged 35.4 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

35.4GW AVERAGEWind7.84 GW22%Hydro0.77 GW2%Biomass2.83 GW8%Solar0.61 GW2%Gas12.99 GW36%Coal1.26 GW3%Imports4.06 GW11%Nuclear6.03 GW17%35.4GW AVERAGE22%8%36%11%17%
Price
£320.81/MWh
Day average £320.81
Demand35.4GW
Generation 32.3Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels36%
Renewables25%
Other35%
Carbon intensityModerate
195g/kWh
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Key moments

On Thursday 3 March 2022, gas supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 22%. Demand peaked at 42.1 GW at 12:20. Carbon intensity averaged 195 g/kWh and the price £320.81/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.0 GW at 00:10. Solar generation peaked at 2.6 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (131 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (240 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £237.35/MWh at 02:00 to £451.72/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 40% 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 0.611.7%Wind 7.8421.6%Gas 12.9935.7%Hydro 0.772.1%Biomass 2.837.8%Nuclear 6.0316.6%Coal 1.263.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.4avgGeneration 32.3avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.1GW · 12:20
Low 25.8 · 05:00Avg 35.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 32.3Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports75GWh
In
89 Out
14
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 24%Solar 2%

Transfers · Thu 3 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 3 March 2022, Great Britain imported 89 GWh and exported 14 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (27 GWh), and the most exports went to France (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 3 Mar
Imported
89GWh
Exported
14GWh
Net in
75GWh
Average net flow
3.13GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.67GWImporting

In 16.8 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.83GWImporting

In 27.2 GWhOut 7.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.24GWExporting

In 0.6 GWhOut 6.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.05GWImporting

In 25.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 8.0 GWhPumped 8.4 GWh

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