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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 21 March 2022

On Monday 21 March, demand averaged 33.5 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

33.5GW AVERAGEWind3.03 GW9%Hydro0.41 GW1%Biomass2.05 GW6%Solar1.88 GW6%Gas16.08 GW47%Coal0.90 GW3%Imports3.79 GW11%Nuclear5.83 GW17%33.5GW AVERAGE9%47%11%17%
Price
£214.54/MWh
Day average £214.54
Demand33.5GW
Generation 30.2Transfers 3.3
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables16%
Other34%
Carbon intensityHigh
234g/kWh
0Day average 234300
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Key moments

On Monday 21 March 2022, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 40.2 GW at 09:30. Carbon intensity averaged 234 g/kWh and the price £214.54/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 22:50. Solar generation peaked at 6.8 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (192 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (264 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £172.67/MWh at 13:00 to £284.44/MWh at 07:00. Gas made 53% 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 1.885.5%Wind 3.038.9%Gas 16.0847.3%Hydro 0.411.2%Biomass 2.056.0%Nuclear 5.8317.2%Coal 0.902.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.5avgGeneration 30.2avgTransfers 3.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.2GW · 09:30
Low 23.8 · 04:00Avg 33.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 30.2Transfers 3.3 GW
Net imports79GWh
In
86 Out
8
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 10%Solar 6%

Transfers · Mon 21 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 21 March 2022, Great Britain imported 86 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (33 GWh), and the most exports went to France (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 21 Mar
Imported
86GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
79GWh
Average net flow
3.27GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.74GWImporting

In 17.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.35GWImporting

In 12.5 GWhOut 4.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.10GWExporting

In 1.0 GWhOut 3.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.38GWImporting

In 33.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 4.9 GWhPumped 4.6 GWh

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