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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 3 March 2023

On Friday 3 March, demand averaged 34.1 GW. Renewables supplied 14%.

34.1GW AVERAGEWind4.49 GW12%Hydro0.18 GW0%Biomass1.96 GW5%Solar0.58 GW2%Gas20.23 GW56%Coal0.19 GW1%Imports4.44 GW12%Nuclear4.29 GW12%34.1GW AVERAGE12%56%12%12%
Price
£148.26/MWh
Day average £148.26
Demand34.1GW
Generation 31.9Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels56%
Renewables14%
Other29%
Carbon intensityHigh
249g/kWh
0Day average 249300
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Key moments

On Friday 3 March 2023, gas supplied 56% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 12%. Demand peaked at 40.4 GW at 12:25. Carbon intensity averaged 249 g/kWh and the price £148.26/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.8 GW at 19:05. Solar generation peaked at 2.3 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (229 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (262 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £108.71/MWh at 00:00 to £184.79/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 63% 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 0.581.6%Wind 4.4912.4%Gas 20.2355.6%Hydro 0.180.5%Biomass 1.965.4%Nuclear 4.2911.8%Coal 0.190.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.1avgGeneration 31.9avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.4GW · 12:25
Low 24.8 · 04:15Avg 34.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 31.9Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports54GWh
In
102 Out
47
Zero-carbon share30%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 1%Wind 14%Solar 2%

Transfers · Fri 3 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 3 March 2023, Great Britain imported 102 GWh and exported 47 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (33 GWh), and the most exports went to France (25 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 3 Mar
Imported
102GWh
Exported
47GWh
Net in
54GWh
Average net flow
2.26GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.61GWImporting

In 15.3 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.16GWImporting

In 29.2 GWhOut 25.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.90GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 21.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.01GWImporting

In 24.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.37GWImporting

In 33.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 5.0 GWhPumped 5.9 GWh

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