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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 2 March 2023

On Thursday 2 March, demand averaged 34.5 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

34.5GW AVERAGEWind4.98 GW13%Hydro0.23 GW1%Biomass1.99 GW5%Solar1.53 GW4%Gas21.04 GW57%Coal0.16 GW0%Imports3.20 GW9%Nuclear4.08 GW11%34.5GW AVERAGE13%57%9%11%
Price
£135.18/MWh
Day average £135.18
Demand34.5GW
Generation 34.0Transfers 0.5
Fossil fuels57%
Renewables18%
Other25%
Carbon intensityHigh
247g/kWh
0Day average 247300
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Key moments

On Thursday 2 March 2023, gas supplied 57% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 13%. Demand peaked at 41.4 GW at 19:05. Carbon intensity averaged 247 g/kWh and the price £135.18/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.7 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 6.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (230 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (270 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £104.89/MWh at 03:30 to £183.21/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 62% 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 1.534.1%Wind 4.9813.4%Gas 21.0456.6%Hydro 0.230.6%Biomass 1.995.3%Nuclear 4.0811.0%Coal 0.160.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.5avgGeneration 34.0avgTransfers 0.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.4GW · 19:05
Low 25.0 · 04:35Avg 34.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 34.0Transfers 0.5 GW
Net imports12GWh
In
71 Out
59
Zero-carbon share32%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 1%Wind 15%Solar 4%

Transfers · Thu 2 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 2 March 2023, Great Britain imported 71 GWh and exported 59 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (33 GWh), and the most exports went to France (39 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 2 Mar
Imported
71GWh
Exported
59GWh
Net in
12GWh
Average net flow
0.50GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.56GWImporting

In 14.2 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.54GWExporting

In 2.0 GWhOut 39.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.80GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 19.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.94GWImporting

In 22.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.36GWImporting

In 32.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWGenerating

Generated 5.4 GWhPumped 4.5 GWh

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