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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 31 March 2022

On Thursday 31 March, demand averaged 35.3 GW. Renewables supplied 42%.

35.3GW AVERAGEWind13.09 GW36%Hydro0.24 GW1%Biomass1.95 GW5%Solar2.14 GW6%Gas10.48 GW28%Coal1.04 GW3%Imports2.68 GW7%Nuclear5.21 GW14%35.3GW AVERAGE36%28%7%14%
Price
£222.08/MWh
Day average £222.08
Demand35.3GW
Generation 34.1Transfers 1.1
Fossil fuels28%
Renewables42%
Other27%
Carbon intensityModerate
155g/kWh
0Day average 155300
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Key moments

On Thursday 31 March 2022, wind supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 28%. Demand peaked at 43.1 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 155 g/kWh and the price £222.08/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.1 GW at 11:20. Solar generation peaked at 7.6 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (107 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (198 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £156.26/MWh at 05:00 to £295.65/MWh at 08:00. Wind made 38% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 28% across 2022.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.145.8%Wind 13.0935.5%Gas 10.4828.5%Hydro 0.240.7%Biomass 1.955.3%Nuclear 5.2114.1%Coal 1.042.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.3avgGeneration 34.1avgTransfers 1.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.1GW · 12:05
Low 25.1 · 04:40Avg 35.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 34.1Transfers 1.1 GW
Net imports31GWh
In
59 Out
28
Zero-carbon share61%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 38%Solar 6%

Transfers · Thu 31 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 31 March 2022, Great Britain imported 59 GWh and exported 28 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Belgium (19 GWh), and the most exports went to France (27 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 31 Mar
Imported
59GWh
Exported
28GWh
Net in
31GWh
Average net flow
1.28GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.79GWImporting

In 19.2 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.09GWExporting

In 1.0 GWhOut 27.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.15GWImporting

In 4.1 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.74GWImporting

In 17.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 5.5 GWhPumped 8.9 GWh

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