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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 6 March 2022

On Sunday 6 March, demand averaged 32.1 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

32.1GW AVERAGEWind6.60 GW20%Hydro0.61 GW2%Biomass1.92 GW6%Solar1.21 GW4%Gas10.76 GW33%Coal0.82 GW3%Imports4.64 GW14%Nuclear5.85 GW18%32.1GW AVERAGE20%33%14%18%
Price
£307.15/MWh
Day average £307.15
Demand32.1GW
Generation 27.8Transfers 4.3
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables26%
Other38%
Carbon intensityModerate
178g/kWh
0Day average 178300
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Key moments

On Sunday 6 March 2022, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 40.2 GW at 18:35. Carbon intensity averaged 178 g/kWh and the price £307.15/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.0 GW at 00:25. Solar generation peaked at 4.1 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:30 (126 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (233 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £203.77/MWh at 05:00 to £447.06/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 39% 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 1.213.7%Wind 6.6020.4%Gas 10.7633.2%Hydro 0.611.9%Biomass 1.925.9%Nuclear 5.8518.0%Coal 0.822.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.1avgGeneration 27.8avgTransfers 4.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.2GW · 18:35
Low 23.8 · 04:45Avg 32.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 27.8Transfers 4.3 GW
Net imports105GWh
In
107 Out
2
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 2%Wind 24%Solar 4%

Transfers · Sun 6 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 6 March 2022, Great Britain imported 107 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (32 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 6 Mar
Imported
107GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
105GWh
Average net flow
4.36GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.99GWImporting

In 23.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.33GWImporting

In 31.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.01GWExporting

In 1.8 GWhOut 2.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.00GWImporting

In 24.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.05GWImporting

In 25.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 4.7 GWhPumped 5.3 GWh

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