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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 17 March 2022

On Thursday 17 March, demand averaged 34.5 GW. Renewables supplied 39%.

34.5GW AVERAGEWind11.21 GW31%Hydro0.42 GW1%Biomass1.94 GW5%Solar2.18 GW6%Gas10.37 GW29%Coal0.78 GW2%Imports3.00 GW8%Nuclear5.75 GW16%34.5GW AVERAGE31%29%8%16%
Price
£197.52/MWh
Day average £197.52
Demand34.5GW
Generation 32.6Transfers 1.9
Fossil fuels29%
Renewables39%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
157g/kWh
0Day average 157300
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Key moments

On Thursday 17 March 2022, wind supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 29%. Demand peaked at 41.2 GW at 12:25. Carbon intensity averaged 157 g/kWh and the price £197.52/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.4 GW at 13:55. Solar generation peaked at 7.7 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (112 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (218 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £163.37/MWh at 15:30 to £260.82/MWh at 18:30. Wind made 34% 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 2.186.1%Wind 11.2131.4%Gas 10.3729.1%Hydro 0.421.2%Biomass 1.945.5%Nuclear 5.7516.1%Coal 0.782.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.5avgGeneration 32.6avgTransfers 1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.2GW · 12:25
Low 25.0 · 03:55Avg 34.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 32.6Transfers 1.9 GW
Net imports47GWh
In
68 Out
20
Zero-carbon share60%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 34%Solar 7%

Transfers · Thu 17 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 17 March 2022, Great Britain imported 68 GWh and exported 20 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (28 GWh), and the most exports went to France (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 17 Mar
Imported
68GWh
Exported
20GWh
Net in
47GWh
Average net flow
1.98GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.35GWImporting

In 11.1 GWhOut 2.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.50GWExporting

In 3.4 GWhOut 15.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.12GWImporting

In 5.4 GWhOut 2.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.83GWImporting

In 19.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.17GWImporting

In 28.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 4.2 GWhPumped 6.7 GWh

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