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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 23 March 2022

On Wednesday 23 March, demand averaged 31.9 GW. Renewables supplied 15%.

31.9GW AVERAGEWind2.00 GW6%Hydro0.40 GW1%Biomass2.03 GW6%Solar2.38 GW7%Gas16.33 GW50%Coal1.24 GW4%Imports2.75 GW8%Nuclear5.78 GW18%31.9GW AVERAGE7%50%8%18%
Price
£218.55/MWh
Day average £218.55
Demand31.9GW
Generation 30.2Transfers 1.7
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables15%
Other32%
Carbon intensityHigh
257g/kWh
0Day average 257300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 23 March 2022, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 37.8 GW at 19:05. Carbon intensity averaged 257 g/kWh and the price £218.55/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 8.5 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (219 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (307 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £170.08/MWh at 13:30 to £306.01/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 54% 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 2.387.2%Wind 2.006.1%Gas 16.3349.6%Hydro 0.401.2%Biomass 2.036.2%Nuclear 5.7817.6%Coal 1.243.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.9avgGeneration 30.2avgTransfers 1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.8GW · 19:05
Low 23.3 · 04:20Avg 31.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 30.2Transfers 1.7 GW
Net imports40GWh
In
60 Out
20
Zero-carbon share35%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 7%Solar 8%

Transfers · Wed 23 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 23 March 2022, Great Britain imported 60 GWh and exported 20 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (22 GWh), and the most exports went to France (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 23 Mar
Imported
60GWh
Exported
20GWh
Net in
40GWh
Average net flow
1.66GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.64GWImporting

In 16.2 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.32GWExporting

In 4.2 GWhOut 11.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.28GWExporting

In 0.7 GWhOut 7.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWGenerating

Generated 5.9 GWhPumped 4.7 GWh

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