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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 12 March 2022

On Saturday 12 March, demand averaged 31.0 GW. Renewables supplied 52%.

31.0GW AVERAGEWind14.81 GW46%Hydro0.43 GW1%Biomass1.19 GW4%Solar1.66 GW5%Gas4.63 GW14%Coal0.52 GW2%Imports3.48 GW11%Nuclear5.61 GW17%31.0GW AVERAGE46%14%11%17%
Price
£182.49/MWh
Day average £182.49
Demand31.0GW
Generation 28.9Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels14%
Renewables52%
Other32%
Carbon intensityLow
89g/kWh
0Day average 89300
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Key moments

On Saturday 12 March 2022, wind supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 38.0 GW at 18:35. Carbon intensity averaged 89 g/kWh and the price £182.49/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.9 GW at 23:30. Solar generation peaked at 6.0 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (50 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (137 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £72.53/MWh at 03:30 to £259.91/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 51% 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 1.665.1%Wind 14.8145.8%Gas 4.6314.3%Hydro 0.431.3%Biomass 1.193.7%Nuclear 5.6117.4%Coal 0.521.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.0avgGeneration 28.9avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.0GW · 18:35
Low 23.4 · 04:25Avg 31.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 28.9Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports54GWh
In
78 Out
25
Zero-carbon share78%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 51%Solar 6%

Transfers · Sat 12 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 12 March 2022, Great Britain imported 78 GWh and exported 25 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (25 GWh), and the most exports went to France (16 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 12 Mar
Imported
78GWh
Exported
25GWh
Net in
54GWh
Average net flow
2.24GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.94GWImporting

In 22.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.52GWExporting

In 3.5 GWhOut 15.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.09GWExporting

In 6.2 GWhOut 8.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.87GWImporting

In 21.0 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.05GWImporting

In 25.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWPumping

Generated 5.2 GWhPumped 8.4 GWh

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