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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 19 March 2022

On Saturday 19 March, demand averaged 31.1 GW. Renewables supplied 57%.

31.1GW AVERAGEWind14.78 GW46%Hydro0.32 GW1%Biomass0.96 GW3%Solar3.24 GW10%Gas3.70 GW12%Imports3.32 GW10%Nuclear5.82 GW18%31.1GW AVERAGE46%10%12%10%18%
Price
£84.81/MWh
Day average £84.81
Demand31.1GW
Generation 28.8Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels12%
Renewables57%
Other31%
Carbon intensityLow
62g/kWh
0Day average 62300
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Key moments

On Saturday 19 March 2022, wind supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 36.3 GW at 19:00. Carbon intensity averaged 62 g/kWh and the price £84.81/MWh. Data for this day starts at 03:55. Wind generation peaked at 17.9 GW at 19:15. Solar generation peaked at 9.4 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (39 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (94 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£48.31/MWh at 14:30 to £191.51/MWh at 09:00. The price was below zero for 3.5 hours. Wind made 51% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 28% across 2022.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 3.2410.1%Wind 14.7846.0%Gas 3.7011.5%Hydro 0.321.0%Biomass 0.963.0%Nuclear 5.8218.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.1avgGeneration 28.8avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.3GW · 19:00
Low 22.9 · 04:15Avg 31.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 28.8Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports51GWh
In
64 Out
13
Zero-carbon share84%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 51%Solar 11%

Transfers · Sat 19 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 19 March 2022, Great Britain imported 64 GWh and exported 13 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (20 GWh), and the most exports went to France (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 19 Mar
Imported
64GWh
Exported
13GWh
Net in
51GWh
Average net flow
2.54GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.98GWImporting

In 19.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.51GWExporting

In 2.2 GWhOut 12.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.24GWImporting

In 4.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.83GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.01GWImporting

In 20.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.29GWPumping

Generated 3.3 GWhPumped 9.1 GWh

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