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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 5 March 2022

On Saturday 5 March, demand averaged 32.2 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

32.2GW AVERAGEWind7.02 GW22%Hydro0.74 GW2%Biomass2.20 GW7%Solar1.08 GW3%Gas10.28 GW31%Coal0.82 GW3%Imports4.32 GW13%Nuclear6.17 GW19%32.2GW AVERAGE22%31%13%19%
Price
£325.78/MWh
Day average £325.78
Demand32.2GW
Generation 28.3Transfers 3.9
Fossil fuels31%
Renewables27%
Other39%
Carbon intensityModerate
174g/kWh
0Day average 174300
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Key moments

On Saturday 5 March 2022, gas supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 22%. Demand peaked at 39.1 GW at 18:25. Carbon intensity averaged 174 g/kWh and the price £325.78/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.4 GW at 22:35. Solar generation peaked at 3.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (130 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (210 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £215.73/MWh at 04:00 to £431.39/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 36% 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 1.083.3%Wind 7.0221.5%Gas 10.2831.5%Hydro 0.742.3%Biomass 2.206.7%Nuclear 6.1718.9%Coal 0.822.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.2avgGeneration 28.3avgTransfers 3.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.1GW · 18:25
Low 24.1 · 04:40Avg 32.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 28.3Transfers 3.9 GW
Net imports94GWh
In
100 Out
6
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 3%Wind 25%Solar 4%

Transfers · Sat 5 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 5 March 2022, Great Britain imported 100 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (31 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 5 Mar
Imported
100GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
94GWh
Average net flow
3.92GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.86GWImporting

In 20.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.28GWImporting

In 30.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.26GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 6.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.99GWImporting

In 23.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.05GWImporting

In 25.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 3.2 GWhPumped 3.4 GWh

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