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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 29 March 2022

On Tuesday 29 March, demand averaged 32.4 GW. Renewables supplied 9%.

32.4GW AVERAGEWind2.05 GW6%Hydro0.33 GW1%Biomass2.00 GW6%Solar0.76 GW2%Gas18.83 GW56%Coal1.35 GW4%Imports2.93 GW9%Nuclear5.20 GW16%32.4GW AVERAGE56%9%16%
Price
£243.90/MWh
Day average £243.90
Demand32.4GW
Generation 30.5Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels56%
Renewables9%
Other30%
Carbon intensityHigh
283g/kWh
0Day average 283300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 29 March 2022, gas supplied 56% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 38.9 GW at 12:20. Carbon intensity averaged 283 g/kWh and the price £243.90/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 23:35. Solar generation peaked at 2.7 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (229 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (309 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £181.81/MWh at 04:30 to £310.20/MWh at 19:30. Gas made 62% 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 0.762.3%Wind 2.056.1%Gas 18.8356.3%Hydro 0.331.0%Biomass 2.006.0%Nuclear 5.2015.5%Coal 1.354.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.4avgGeneration 30.5avgTransfers 1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.9GW · 12:20
Low 22.8 · 04:30Avg 32.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 30.5Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports43GWh
In
62 Out
20
Zero-carbon share27%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 7%Solar 2%

Transfers · Tue 29 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 29 March 2022, Great Britain imported 62 GWh and exported 20 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (23 GWh), and the most exports went to France (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 29 Mar
Imported
62GWh
Exported
20GWh
Net in
43GWh
Average net flow
1.77GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.61GWImporting

In 16.2 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.26GWExporting

In 5.5 GWhOut 11.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.23GWExporting

In 0.9 GWhOut 6.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.96GWImporting

In 23.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWGenerating

Generated 8.0 GWhPumped 6.5 GWh

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