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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 15 March 2022

On Tuesday 15 March, demand averaged 34.1 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

34.1GW AVERAGEWind7.89 GW22%Hydro0.67 GW2%Biomass2.14 GW6%Solar1.63 GW5%Gas14.63 GW41%Coal0.94 GW3%Imports2.00 GW6%Nuclear5.67 GW16%34.1GW AVERAGE22%41%16%
Price
£227.20/MWh
Day average £227.20
Demand34.1GW
Generation 33.6Transfers 0.5
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables29%
Other28%
Carbon intensityModerate
199g/kWh
0Day average 199300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 15 March 2022, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 22%. Demand peaked at 40.8 GW at 18:45. Carbon intensity averaged 199 g/kWh and the price £227.20/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.0 GW at 20:45. Solar generation peaked at 6.6 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (165 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (232 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £170.85/MWh at 00:00 to £315.18/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 44% 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 1.634.6%Wind 7.8922.2%Gas 14.6341.1%Hydro 0.671.9%Biomass 2.146.0%Nuclear 5.6715.9%Coal 0.942.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.1avgGeneration 33.6avgTransfers 0.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.8GW · 18:45
Low 24.7 · 04:00Avg 34.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 33.6Transfers 0.5 GW
Net imports13GWh
In
42 Out
29
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 24%Solar 5%

Transfers · Tue 15 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 15 March 2022, Great Britain imported 42 GWh and exported 29 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (30 GWh), and the most exports went to France (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 15 Mar
Imported
42GWh
Exported
29GWh
Net in
13GWh
Average net flow
0.55GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.11GWExporting

In 3.3 GWhOut 6.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.76GWExporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 18.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.01GWImporting

In 3.3 GWhOut 3.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.18GWImporting

In 5.8 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.23GWImporting

In 29.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 5.6 GWhPumped 5.7 GWh

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