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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 7 March 2023

On Tuesday 7 March, demand averaged 34.9 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

34.9GW AVERAGEWind5.08 GW14%Hydro0.20 GW1%Biomass1.93 GW5%Solar1.37 GW4%Gas19.94 GW54%Coal1.01 GW3%Imports3.64 GW10%Nuclear4.09 GW11%34.9GW AVERAGE14%54%10%11%
Price
£169.37/MWh
Day average £169.37
Demand34.9GW
Generation 33.6Transfers 1.3
Fossil fuels54%
Renewables18%
Other26%
Carbon intensityHigh
257g/kWh
0Day average 257300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 7 March 2023, gas supplied 54% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 14%. Demand peaked at 41.6 GW at 11:15. Carbon intensity averaged 257 g/kWh and the price £169.37/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.5 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.9 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (203 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (301 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £112.81/MWh at 01:30 to £580.38/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 59% 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 1.373.7%Wind 5.0813.6%Gas 19.9453.5%Hydro 0.200.5%Biomass 1.935.2%Nuclear 4.0911.0%Coal 1.012.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.9avgGeneration 33.6avgTransfers 1.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.6GW · 11:15
Low 25.1 · 04:25Avg 34.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 33.6Transfers 1.3 GW
Net imports32GWh
In
80 Out
48
Zero-carbon share32%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 1%Wind 15%Solar 4%

Transfers · Tue 7 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 7 March 2023, Great Britain imported 80 GWh and exported 48 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (32 GWh), and the most exports went to France (34 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 7 Mar
Imported
80GWh
Exported
48GWh
Net in
32GWh
Average net flow
1.32GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.67GWImporting

In 16.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.10GWExporting

In 7.9 GWhOut 34.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.59GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 14.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.00GWImporting

In 24.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.33GWImporting

In 32.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 7.3 GWhPumped 7.1 GWh

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