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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 11 March 2022

On Friday 11 March, demand averaged 34.0 GW. Renewables supplied 50%.

34.0GW AVERAGEWind16.83 GW47%Hydro0.35 GW1%Biomass1.30 GW4%Solar0.74 GW2%Gas6.26 GW18%Coal0.63 GW2%Imports3.19 GW9%Nuclear6.23 GW18%34.0GW AVERAGE47%18%9%18%
Price
£202.83/MWh
Day average £202.83
Demand34.0GW
Generation 32.3Transfers 1.7
Fossil fuels18%
Renewables50%
Other30%
Carbon intensityLow
99g/kWh
0Day average 99300
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Key moments

On Friday 11 March 2022, wind supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 18%. Demand peaked at 40.8 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 99 g/kWh and the price £202.83/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 19.3 GW at 11:05. Solar generation peaked at 3.3 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (59 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (143 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £98.02/MWh at 04:30 to £291.80/MWh at 19:00. Wind made 52% 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 0.742.1%Wind 16.8347.4%Gas 6.2617.6%Hydro 0.351.0%Biomass 1.303.7%Nuclear 6.2317.5%Coal 0.631.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.0avgGeneration 32.3avgTransfers 1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.8GW · 17:25
Low 24.1 · 04:00Avg 34.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 32.3Transfers 1.7 GW
Net imports44GWh
In
71 Out
27
Zero-carbon share75%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 52%Solar 2%

Transfers · Fri 11 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 11 March 2022, Great Britain imported 71 GWh and exported 27 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (25 GWh), and the most exports went to France (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 11 Mar
Imported
71GWh
Exported
27GWh
Net in
44GWh
Average net flow
1.84GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.91GWImporting

In 21.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.62GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 14.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.23GWExporting

In 6.1 GWhOut 11.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.73GWImporting

In 18.2 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.05GWImporting

In 25.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWPumping

Generated 5.1 GWhPumped 8.7 GWh

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