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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 9 March 2022

On Wednesday 9 March, demand averaged 35.1 GW. Renewables supplied 45%.

35.1GW AVERAGEWind14.53 GW40%Hydro0.41 GW1%Biomass1.96 GW5%Solar1.34 GW4%Gas8.81 GW24%Coal0.80 GW2%Imports2.62 GW7%Nuclear5.92 GW16%35.1GW AVERAGE40%24%7%16%
Price
£309.99/MWh
Day average £309.99
Demand35.1GW
Generation 33.8Transfers 1.3
Fossil fuels24%
Renewables45%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
135g/kWh
0Day average 135300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 9 March 2022, wind supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 24%. Demand peaked at 42.1 GW at 18:20. Carbon intensity averaged 135 g/kWh and the price £309.99/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.4 GW at 10:50. Solar generation peaked at 5.5 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:30 (90 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (193 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £128.48/MWh at 00:00 to £429.45/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 43% 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 1.343.7%Wind 14.5339.9%Gas 8.8124.2%Hydro 0.411.1%Biomass 1.965.4%Nuclear 5.9216.3%Coal 0.802.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.1avgGeneration 33.8avgTransfers 1.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.1GW · 18:20
Low 25.3 · 04:25Avg 35.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 33.8Transfers 1.3 GW
Net imports32GWh
In
58 Out
26
Zero-carbon share66%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 43%Solar 4%

Transfers · Wed 9 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 9 March 2022, Great Britain imported 58 GWh and exported 26 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (25 GWh), and the most exports went to France (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 9 Mar
Imported
58GWh
Exported
26GWh
Net in
32GWh
Average net flow
1.35GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.25GWImporting

In 8.9 GWhOut 2.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.45GWExporting

In 2.5 GWhOut 13.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.10GWExporting

In 6.5 GWhOut 9.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.61GWImporting

In 15.2 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.05GWImporting

In 25.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 4.8 GWhPumped 5.2 GWh

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