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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 5 March 2023

On Sunday 5 March, demand averaged 30.7 GW. Renewables supplied 10%.

30.7GW AVERAGEWind2.39 GW8%Hydro0.21 GW1%Biomass1.93 GW6%Solar0.54 GW2%Gas17.13 GW54%Coal0.10 GW0%Imports4.79 GW15%Nuclear4.68 GW15%30.7GW AVERAGE8%54%15%15%
Price
£140.87/MWh
Day average £140.87
Demand30.7GW
Generation 27.0Transfers 3.7
Fossil fuels54%
Renewables10%
Other36%
Carbon intensityHigh
244g/kWh
0Day average 244300
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Key moments

On Sunday 5 March 2023, gas supplied 54% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 37.4 GW at 17:45. Carbon intensity averaged 244 g/kWh and the price £140.87/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.5 GW at 02:30. Solar generation peaked at 2.5 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (216 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (277 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £111.78/MWh at 03:30 to £209.15/MWh at 19:00. 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 0.541.7%Wind 2.397.5%Gas 17.1353.9%Hydro 0.210.7%Biomass 1.936.1%Nuclear 4.6814.7%Coal 0.100.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.7avgGeneration 27.0avgTransfers 3.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.4GW · 17:45
Low 22.8 · 04:45Avg 30.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 27.0Transfers 3.7 GW
Net imports92GWh
In
111 Out
19
Zero-carbon share29%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 9%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sun 5 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 5 March 2023, Great Britain imported 111 GWh and exported 19 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (37 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 5 Mar
Imported
111GWh
Exported
19GWh
Net in
92GWh
Average net flow
3.85GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.70GWImporting

In 16.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.36GWImporting

In 36.9 GWhOut 4.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.61GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 14.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.02GWImporting

In 24.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.37GWImporting

In 33.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 3.9 GWhPumped 6.3 GWh

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