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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 1 March 2023

On Wednesday 1 March, demand averaged 34.6 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

34.6GW AVERAGEWind7.46 GW20%Hydro0.33 GW1%Biomass1.82 GW5%Solar0.74 GW2%Gas19.95 GW53%Coal0.05 GW0%Imports2.95 GW8%Nuclear4.03 GW11%34.6GW AVERAGE20%53%8%11%
Price
£126.80/MWh
Day average £126.80
Demand34.6GW
Generation 34.4Transfers 0.2
Fossil fuels53%
Renewables23%
Other24%
Carbon intensityHigh
230g/kWh
0Day average 230300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 1 March 2023, gas supplied 53% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 42.2 GW at 16:45. Carbon intensity averaged 230 g/kWh and the price £126.80/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.6 GW at 08:00. Solar generation peaked at 2.9 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 05:00 (216 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (248 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £99.00/MWh at 00:00 to £174.78/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 58% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 36% across 2023.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.742.0%Wind 7.4620.0%Gas 19.9553.4%Hydro 0.330.9%Biomass 1.824.9%Nuclear 4.0310.8%Coal 0.050.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.6avgGeneration 34.4avgTransfers 0.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.2GW · 16:45
Low 24.4 · 04:45Avg 34.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 34.4Transfers 0.2 GW
Net imports8GWh
In
66 Out
58
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 1%Wind 22%Solar 2%

Transfers · Wed 1 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 1 March 2023, Great Britain imported 66 GWh and exported 58 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (31 GWh), and the most exports went to France (37 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 1 Mar
Imported
66GWh
Exported
58GWh
Net in
8GWh
Average net flow
0.34GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.44GWImporting

In 12.0 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.44GWExporting

In 1.9 GWhOut 36.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.83GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 19.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.29GWImporting

In 30.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 4.9 GWhPumped 7.3 GWh

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