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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 30 March 2022

On Wednesday 30 March, demand averaged 34.0 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

34.0GW AVERAGEWind7.37 GW21%Hydro0.32 GW1%Biomass1.95 GW5%Solar0.92 GW3%Gas15.95 GW45%Coal1.36 GW4%Imports2.66 GW7%Nuclear5.20 GW15%34.0GW AVERAGE21%45%7%15%
Price
£240.83/MWh
Day average £240.83
Demand34.0GW
Generation 33.1Transfers 0.9
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables24%
Other27%
Carbon intensityHigh
232g/kWh
0Day average 232300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 30 March 2022, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 21%. Demand peaked at 40.7 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 232 g/kWh and the price £240.83/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.7 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 3.2 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (127 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (266 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £186.32/MWh at 23:30 to £312.03/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 48% 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 0.922.6%Wind 7.3720.6%Gas 15.9544.6%Hydro 0.320.9%Biomass 1.955.5%Nuclear 5.2014.5%Coal 1.363.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.0avgGeneration 33.1avgTransfers 0.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.7GW · 17:25
Low 23.8 · 04:00Avg 34.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 33.1Transfers 0.9 GW
Net imports25GWh
In
59 Out
35
Zero-carbon share42%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 22%Solar 3%

Transfers · Wed 30 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 30 March 2022, Great Britain imported 59 GWh and exported 35 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (22 GWh), and the most exports went to France (32 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 30 Mar
Imported
59GWh
Exported
35GWh
Net in
25GWh
Average net flow
1.03GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.7 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.33GWExporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 32.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.07GWImporting

In 3.7 GWhOut 2.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 4.5 GWhPumped 6.5 GWh

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