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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 8 March 2022

On Tuesday 8 March, demand averaged 36.4 GW. Renewables supplied 49%.

36.4GW AVERAGEWind16.43 GW43%Hydro0.36 GW1%Biomass2.04 GW5%Solar1.86 GW5%Gas7.10 GW19%Coal1.26 GW3%Imports2.99 GW8%Nuclear5.84 GW15%36.4GW AVERAGE43%19%8%15%
Price
£325.12/MWh
Day average £325.12
Demand36.4GW
Generation 34.9Transfers 1.5
Fossil fuels19%
Renewables49%
Other29%
Carbon intensityLow
125g/kWh
0Day average 125300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 8 March 2022, wind supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 19%. Demand peaked at 43.8 GW at 09:30. Carbon intensity averaged 125 g/kWh and the price £325.12/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.5 GW at 08:35. Solar generation peaked at 7.3 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (74 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (179 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £69.85/MWh at 23:30 to £474.43/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 47% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 28% across 2022.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.864.9%Wind 16.4343.4%Gas 7.1018.7%Hydro 0.361.0%Biomass 2.045.4%Nuclear 5.8415.4%Coal 1.263.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.4avgGeneration 34.9avgTransfers 1.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.8GW · 09:30
Low 26.4 · 04:20Avg 36.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 34.9Transfers 1.5 GW
Net imports39GWh
In
67 Out
28
Zero-carbon share70%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 47%Solar 5%

Transfers · Tue 8 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 8 March 2022, Great Britain imported 67 GWh and exported 28 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (25 GWh), and the most exports went to France (24 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 8 Mar
Imported
67GWh
Exported
28GWh
Net in
39GWh
Average net flow
1.62GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.17GWImporting

In 7.4 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.01GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 24.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.63GWImporting

In 15.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.78GWImporting

In 18.9 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.05GWImporting

In 25.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 5.1 GWhPumped 7.3 GWh

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