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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 22 March 2022

On Tuesday 22 March, demand averaged 32.4 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

32.4GW AVERAGEWind4.56 GW14%Hydro0.41 GW1%Biomass1.43 GW4%Solar2.35 GW7%Gas14.77 GW44%Coal1.14 GW3%Imports2.90 GW9%Nuclear5.83 GW17%32.4GW AVERAGE14%7%44%9%17%
Price
£206.19/MWh
Day average £206.19
Demand32.4GW
Generation 30.5Transfers 1.9
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables22%
Other30%
Carbon intensityHigh
226g/kWh
0Day average 226300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 22 March 2022, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 38.5 GW at 09:30. Carbon intensity averaged 226 g/kWh and the price £206.19/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.9 GW at 13:55. Solar generation peaked at 8.4 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (175 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (270 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £163.12/MWh at 12:30 to £282.94/MWh at 06:30. Gas made 48% 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 2.357.0%Wind 4.5613.6%Gas 14.7744.2%Hydro 0.411.2%Biomass 1.434.3%Nuclear 5.8317.4%Coal 1.143.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.4avgGeneration 30.5avgTransfers 1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.5GW · 09:30
Low 23.7 · 04:00Avg 32.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 30.5Transfers 1.9 GW
Net imports44GWh
In
64 Out
19
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 15%Solar 8%

Transfers · Tue 22 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 22 March 2022, Great Britain imported 64 GWh and exported 19 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (27 GWh), and the most exports went to France (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 22 Mar
Imported
64GWh
Exported
19GWh
Net in
44GWh
Average net flow
1.85GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.45GWImporting

In 12.2 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.60GWExporting

In 3.2 GWhOut 17.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.16GWImporting

In 4.2 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.70GWImporting

In 16.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.13GWImporting

In 27.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWGenerating

Generated 5.8 GWhPumped 4.4 GWh

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