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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 7 March 2022

On Monday 7 March, demand averaged 36.2 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

36.2GW AVERAGEWind8.93 GW24%Hydro0.54 GW1%Biomass2.00 GW5%Solar1.60 GW4%Gas12.82 GW35%Coal1.01 GW3%Imports3.88 GW11%Nuclear5.84 GW16%36.2GW AVERAGE24%35%11%16%
Price
£378.61/MWh
Day average £378.61
Demand36.2GW
Generation 32.7Transfers 3.5
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables30%
Other32%
Carbon intensityModerate
185g/kWh
0Day average 185300
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Key moments

On Monday 7 March 2022, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 44.0 GW at 18:45. Carbon intensity averaged 185 g/kWh and the price £378.61/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.9 GW at 21:40. Solar generation peaked at 6.6 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (82 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (234 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £253.69/MWh at 00:00 to £521.40/MWh at 18:00. 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 1.604.4%Wind 8.9324.4%Gas 12.8235.0%Hydro 0.541.5%Biomass 2.005.5%Nuclear 5.8416.0%Coal 1.012.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.2avgGeneration 32.7avgTransfers 3.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.0GW · 18:45
Low 25.2 · 03:50Avg 36.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 32.7Transfers 3.5 GW
Net imports83GWh
In
87 Out
4
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 27%Solar 5%

Transfers · Mon 7 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 7 March 2022, Great Britain imported 87 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (25 GWh), and the most exports went to France (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 7 Mar
Imported
87GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
83GWh
Average net flow
3.46GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.76GWImporting

In 18.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.36GWImporting

In 12.3 GWhOut 3.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.43GWImporting

In 10.6 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.86GWImporting

In 20.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.05GWImporting

In 25.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWGenerating

Generated 6.0 GWhPumped 5.3 GWh

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