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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 10 March 2022

On Thursday 10 March, demand averaged 34.2 GW. Renewables supplied 43%.

34.2GW AVERAGEWind13.45 GW38%Hydro0.38 GW1%Biomass1.87 GW5%Solar1.33 GW4%Gas8.40 GW24%Coal0.66 GW2%Imports2.80 GW8%Nuclear6.24 GW18%34.2GW AVERAGE38%24%8%18%
Price
£263.89/MWh
Day average £263.89
Demand34.2GW
Generation 32.3Transfers 1.9
Fossil fuels24%
Renewables43%
Other31%
Carbon intensityLow
125g/kWh
0Day average 125300
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Key moments

On Thursday 10 March 2022, wind supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 24%. Demand peaked at 41.1 GW at 18:20. Carbon intensity averaged 125 g/kWh and the price £263.89/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.2 GW at 11:45. Solar generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (67 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (180 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £188.74/MWh at 23:00 to £343.97/MWh at 06:30. Wind made 42% 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 1.333.8%Wind 13.4538.3%Gas 8.4023.9%Hydro 0.381.1%Biomass 1.875.3%Nuclear 6.2417.8%Coal 0.661.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.2avgGeneration 32.3avgTransfers 1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.1GW · 18:20
Low 24.5 · 04:00Avg 34.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 32.3Transfers 1.9 GW
Net imports47GWh
In
63 Out
16
Zero-carbon share66%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 42%Solar 4%

Transfers · Thu 10 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 10 March 2022, Great Britain imported 63 GWh and exported 16 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (25 GWh), and the most exports went to France (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 10 Mar
Imported
63GWh
Exported
16GWh
Net in
47GWh
Average net flow
1.95GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.61GWImporting

In 15.6 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.31GWExporting

In 2.4 GWhOut 10.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.06GWImporting

In 6.3 GWhOut 4.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.54GWImporting

In 13.4 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.05GWImporting

In 25.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 4.2 GWhPumped 6.2 GWh

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