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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 26 March 2022

On Saturday 26 March, demand averaged 28.1 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

28.1GW AVERAGEWind2.28 GW8%Hydro0.29 GW1%Biomass0.92 GW3%Solar2.64 GW9%Gas12.66 GW44%Coal0.68 GW2%Imports4.29 GW15%Nuclear5.00 GW17%28.1GW AVERAGE8%9%44%15%17%
Price
£194.75/MWh
Day average £194.75
Demand28.1GW
Generation 24.5Transfers 3.7
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables18%
Other35%
Carbon intensityHigh
221g/kWh
0Day average 221300
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Key moments

On Saturday 26 March 2022, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 33.3 GW at 18:50. Carbon intensity averaged 221 g/kWh and the price £194.75/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.8 GW at 20:55. Solar generation peaked at 9.0 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (170 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (258 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £147.50/MWh at 13:00 to £245.86/MWh at 00:30. Gas made 52% 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 2.649.2%Wind 2.287.9%Gas 12.6644.0%Hydro 0.291.0%Biomass 0.923.2%Nuclear 5.0017.4%Coal 0.682.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.1avgGeneration 24.5avgTransfers 3.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.3GW · 18:50
Low 21.8 · 04:45Avg 28.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 24.5Transfers 3.7 GW
Net imports93GWh
In
100 Out
7
Zero-carbon share42%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 9%Solar 11%

Transfers · Sat 26 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 26 March 2022, Great Britain imported 100 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (36 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 26 Mar
Imported
100GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
93GWh
Average net flow
3.88GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.98GWImporting

In 23.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.51GWImporting

In 36.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.29GWExporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 7.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.98GWImporting

In 23.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.22GWPumping

Generated 2.5 GWhPumped 7.9 GWh

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