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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 28 March 2022

On Monday 28 March, demand averaged 31.7 GW. Renewables supplied 9%.

31.7GW AVERAGEWind0.72 GW2%Hydro0.31 GW1%Biomass1.88 GW6%Solar1.95 GW6%Gas18.73 GW57%Coal1.16 GW4%Imports2.73 GW8%Nuclear5.12 GW16%31.7GW AVERAGE57%8%16%
Price
£205.53/MWh
Day average £205.53
Demand31.7GW
Generation 29.9Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels57%
Renewables9%
Other30%
Carbon intensityHigh
284g/kWh
0Day average 284300
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Key moments

On Monday 28 March 2022, gas supplied 57% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 38.1 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity averaged 284 g/kWh and the price £205.53/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 1.3 GW at 20:55. Solar generation peaked at 7.3 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:00 (256 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (312 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £157.69/MWh at 04:30 to £291.16/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 63% 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 1.956.0%Wind 0.722.2%Gas 18.7357.5%Hydro 0.311.0%Biomass 1.885.8%Nuclear 5.1215.7%Coal 1.163.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.7avgGeneration 29.9avgTransfers 1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.1GW · 10:30
Low 22.3 · 04:00Avg 31.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 29.9Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports45GWh
In
61 Out
16
Zero-carbon share27%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 2%Solar 7%

Transfers · Mon 28 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 28 March 2022, Great Britain imported 61 GWh and exported 16 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (20 GWh), and the most exports went to France (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 28 Mar
Imported
61GWh
Exported
16GWh
Net in
45GWh
Average net flow
1.88GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.67GWImporting

In 16.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.01GWExporting

In 8.1 GWhOut 8.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.27GWExporting

In 0.5 GWhOut 7.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.6 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 4.7 GWhPumped 6.3 GWh

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