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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 24 March 2022

On Thursday 24 March, demand averaged 31.7 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

31.7GW AVERAGEWind1.20 GW4%Hydro0.39 GW1%Biomass1.49 GW5%Solar2.40 GW7%Gas17.05 GW52%Coal1.14 GW4%Imports3.21 GW10%Nuclear5.61 GW17%31.7GW AVERAGE7%52%10%17%
Price
£225.85/MWh
Day average £225.85
Demand31.7GW
Generation 29.3Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels52%
Renewables12%
Other32%
Carbon intensityHigh
264g/kWh
0Day average 264300
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Key moments

On Thursday 24 March 2022, gas supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 37.5 GW at 09:30. Carbon intensity averaged 264 g/kWh and the price £225.85/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 1.6 GW at 05:55. Solar generation peaked at 8.3 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:30 (231 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (313 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £178.83/MWh at 01:30 to £338.33/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 58% 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 2.407.4%Wind 1.203.7%Gas 17.0552.5%Hydro 0.391.2%Biomass 1.494.6%Nuclear 5.6117.3%Coal 1.143.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.7avgGeneration 29.3avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.5GW · 09:30
Low 23.1 · 04:25Avg 31.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 29.3Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports57GWh
In
70 Out
13
Zero-carbon share33%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 4%Solar 8%

Transfers · Thu 24 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 24 March 2022, Great Britain imported 70 GWh and exported 13 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (21 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 24 Mar
Imported
70GWh
Exported
13GWh
Net in
57GWh
Average net flow
2.39GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.75GWImporting

In 18.4 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.37GWImporting

In 14.0 GWhOut 5.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.30GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 7.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.2 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 6.6 GWhPumped 7.1 GWh

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