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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 8 March 2023

On Wednesday 8 March, demand averaged 36.6 GW. Renewables supplied 19%.

36.6GW AVERAGEWind6.22 GW17%Hydro0.17 GW0%Biomass1.95 GW5%Solar0.54 GW1%Gas18.33 GW50%Coal0.65 GW2%Imports5.06 GW14%Nuclear4.08 GW11%36.6GW AVERAGE17%50%14%11%
Price
£132.38/MWh
Day average £132.38
Demand36.6GW
Generation 32.0Transfers 4.6
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables19%
Other30%
Carbon intensityHigh
235g/kWh
0Day average 235300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 8 March 2023, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 17%. Demand peaked at 43.9 GW at 12:15. Carbon intensity averaged 235 g/kWh and the price £132.38/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.6 GW at 16:55. Solar generation peaked at 2.2 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (175 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (261 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £106.04/MWh at 04:30 to £174.36/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 57% 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 0.541.5%Wind 6.2216.8%Gas 18.3349.5%Hydro 0.170.5%Biomass 1.955.3%Nuclear 4.0811.0%Coal 0.651.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.6avgGeneration 32.0avgTransfers 4.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.9GW · 12:15
Low 25.7 · 04:30Avg 36.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 32.0Transfers 4.6 GW
Net imports113GWh
In
116 Out
3
Zero-carbon share34%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 1%Wind 19%Solar 2%

Transfers · Wed 8 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 8 March 2023, Great Britain imported 116 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 8 Mar
Imported
116GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
113GWh
Average net flow
4.70GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.70GWImporting

In 16.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.78GWImporting

In 43.0 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.00GWIdle

In 3.3 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.94GWImporting

In 22.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.29GWImporting

In 30.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 5.2 GWhPumped 6.5 GWh

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