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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 20 March 2022

On Sunday 20 March, demand averaged 30.0 GW. Renewables supplied 40%.

30.0GW AVERAGEWind9.54 GW31%Hydro0.35 GW1%Biomass1.53 GW5%Solar2.38 GW8%Gas8.22 GW26%Coal0.25 GW1%Imports2.96 GW10%Nuclear5.82 GW19%30.0GW AVERAGE31%8%26%10%19%
Price
£147.55/MWh
Day average £147.55
Demand30.0GW
Generation 28.1Transfers 1.9
Fossil fuels26%
Renewables40%
Other33%
Carbon intensityLow
127g/kWh
0Day average 127300
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Key moments

On Sunday 20 March 2022, wind supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 26%. Demand peaked at 36.7 GW at 19:05. Carbon intensity averaged 127 g/kWh and the price £147.55/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.8 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 8.1 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (57 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (235 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£16.95/MWh at 00:00 to £270.09/MWh at 18:30. The price was below zero for 0.5 hours. 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 2.387.7%Wind 9.5430.7%Gas 8.2226.5%Hydro 0.351.1%Biomass 1.534.9%Nuclear 5.8218.7%Coal 0.250.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.0avgGeneration 28.1avgTransfers 1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.7GW · 19:05
Low 22.3 · 04:35Avg 30.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 28.1Transfers 1.9 GW
Net imports44GWh
In
66 Out
22
Zero-carbon share64%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 34%Solar 8%

Transfers · Sun 20 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 20 March 2022, Great Britain imported 66 GWh and exported 22 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (29 GWh), and the most exports went to France (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 20 Mar
Imported
66GWh
Exported
22GWh
Net in
44GWh
Average net flow
1.85GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.70GWImporting

In 16.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.42GWExporting

In 3.9 GWhOut 14.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.13GWExporting

In 1.2 GWhOut 4.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.50GWImporting

In 15.4 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.19GWImporting

In 28.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWGenerating

Generated 5.1 GWhPumped 3.7 GWh

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