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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 18 March 2022

On Friday 18 March, demand averaged 33.2 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

33.2GW AVERAGEWind7.08 GW21%Hydro0.45 GW1%Biomass1.97 GW6%Solar2.44 GW7%Gas12.00 GW36%Coal0.42 GW1%Imports3.28 GW10%Nuclear5.82 GW17%33.2GW AVERAGE21%7%36%10%17%
Price
£190.97/MWh
Day average £190.97
Demand33.2GW
Generation 30.2Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels36%
Renewables30%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
172g/kWh
0Day average 172300
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Key moments

On Friday 18 March 2022, gas supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 21%. Demand peaked at 39.7 GW at 09:30. Carbon intensity averaged 172 g/kWh and the price £190.97/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.1 GW at 22:30. Solar generation peaked at 8.6 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (80 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (230 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £76.68/MWh at 23:30 to £253.33/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 40% 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 2.447.3%Wind 7.0821.2%Gas 12.0035.9%Hydro 0.451.4%Biomass 1.975.9%Nuclear 5.8217.4%Coal 0.421.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.2avgGeneration 30.2avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.7GW · 09:30
Low 25.1 · 04:15Avg 33.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 30.2Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports74GWh
In
78 Out
4
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 23%Solar 8%

Transfers · Fri 18 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 18 March 2022, Great Britain imported 78 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (30 GWh), and the most exports went to France (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 18 Mar
Imported
78GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
74GWh
Average net flow
3.07GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.73GWImporting

In 17.9 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.22GWImporting

In 7.7 GWhOut 2.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.14GWImporting

In 4.6 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.73GWImporting

In 17.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.25GWImporting

In 30.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 0.9 GWhPumped 3.2 GWh

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