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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 14 March 2022

On Monday 14 March, demand averaged 34.2 GW. Renewables supplied 32%.

34.2GW AVERAGEWind8.27 GW23%Hydro0.76 GW2%Biomass2.07 GW6%Solar2.08 GW6%Gas12.84 GW36%Coal0.90 GW3%Imports2.73 GW8%Nuclear5.59 GW16%34.2GW AVERAGE23%36%8%16%
Price
£231.52/MWh
Day average £231.52
Demand34.2GW
Generation 32.5Transfers 1.7
Fossil fuels36%
Renewables32%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
187g/kWh
0Day average 187300
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Key moments

On Monday 14 March 2022, gas supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 23%. Demand peaked at 41.6 GW at 18:35. Carbon intensity averaged 187 g/kWh and the price £231.52/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.1 GW at 15:45. Solar generation peaked at 7.5 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (137 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (248 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £177.21/MWh at 11:00 to £333.88/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 39% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 41% across 2022.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.085.9%Wind 8.2723.5%Gas 12.8436.4%Hydro 0.762.1%Biomass 2.075.9%Nuclear 5.5915.9%Coal 0.902.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.2avgGeneration 32.5avgTransfers 1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.6GW · 18:35
Low 24.2 · 03:55Avg 34.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 32.5Transfers 1.7 GW
Net imports39GWh
In
59 Out
21
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 25%Solar 6%

Transfers · Mon 14 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 14 March 2022, Great Britain imported 59 GWh and exported 21 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (25 GWh), and the most exports went to France (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 14 Mar
Imported
59GWh
Exported
21GWh
Net in
39GWh
Average net flow
1.62GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.49GWImporting

In 12.8 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.47GWExporting

In 2.9 GWhOut 14.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.05GWExporting

In 3.3 GWhOut 4.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.60GWImporting

In 15.2 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.05GWImporting

In 25.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWGenerating

Generated 6.1 GWhPumped 5.2 GWh

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