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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 4 March 2022

On Friday 4 March, demand averaged 34.7 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

34.7GW AVERAGEWind4.27 GW12%Hydro0.86 GW2%Biomass2.77 GW8%Solar0.81 GW2%Gas15.23 GW43%Coal0.99 GW3%Imports4.07 GW12%Nuclear6.33 GW18%34.7GW AVERAGE12%8%43%12%18%
Price
£333.11/MWh
Day average £333.11
Demand34.7GW
Generation 31.3Transfers 3.4
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables17%
Other37%
Carbon intensityHigh
221g/kWh
0Day average 221300
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Key moments

On Friday 4 March 2022, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 41.0 GW at 18:20. Carbon intensity averaged 221 g/kWh and the price £333.11/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.1 GW at 18:15. Solar generation peaked at 2.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (171 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (257 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £232.90/MWh at 01:30 to £425.57/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 49% 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 0.812.3%Wind 4.2712.1%Gas 15.2343.1%Hydro 0.862.4%Biomass 2.777.8%Nuclear 6.3317.9%Coal 0.992.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.7avgGeneration 31.3avgTransfers 3.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.0GW · 18:20
Low 25.0 · 04:05Avg 34.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 31.3Transfers 3.4 GW
Net imports85GWh
In
94 Out
8
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 3%Wind 14%Solar 3%

Transfers · Fri 4 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 4 March 2022, Great Britain imported 94 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (25 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 4 Mar
Imported
94GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
85GWh
Average net flow
3.56GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.82GWImporting

In 20.0 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.01GWImporting

In 25.3 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.29GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 7.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.96GWImporting

In 23.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.05GWImporting

In 25.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 4.1 GWhPumped 6.9 GWh

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