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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 16 March 2022

On Wednesday 16 March, demand averaged 34.3 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

34.3GW AVERAGEWind6.22 GW18%Hydro0.56 GW2%Biomass2.07 GW6%Solar0.35 GW1%Gas16.86 GW48%Coal0.87 GW2%Imports2.92 GW8%Nuclear5.38 GW15%34.3GW AVERAGE18%48%8%15%
Price
£230.81/MWh
Day average £230.81
Demand34.3GW
Generation 32.3Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables20%
Other29%
Carbon intensityHigh
225g/kWh
0Day average 225300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 16 March 2022, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 18%. Demand peaked at 42.4 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 225 g/kWh and the price £230.81/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.4 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 1.4 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (123 g/kWh) and highest at 08:30 (261 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £176.61/MWh at 23:00 to £281.06/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 52% 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 0.351.0%Wind 6.2217.7%Gas 16.8647.8%Hydro 0.561.6%Biomass 2.075.9%Nuclear 5.3815.3%Coal 0.872.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.3avgGeneration 32.3avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.4GW · 17:25
Low 23.7 · 03:45Avg 34.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 32.3Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports47GWh
In
63 Out
16
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 19%Solar 1%

Transfers · Wed 16 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 16 March 2022, Great Britain imported 63 GWh and exported 16 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (30 GWh), and the most exports went to France (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 16 Mar
Imported
63GWh
Exported
16GWh
Net in
47GWh
Average net flow
1.97GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.42GWImporting

In 12.1 GWhOut 2.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.19GWExporting

In 3.1 GWhOut 7.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.21GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 5.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.69GWImporting

In 17.6 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.26GWImporting

In 30.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWGenerating

Generated 7.1 GWhPumped 6.3 GWh

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