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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 9 March 2023

On Thursday 9 March, demand averaged 36.4 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

36.4GW AVERAGEWind9.94 GW27%Hydro0.16 GW0%Biomass1.93 GW5%Solar0.36 GW1%Gas14.05 GW38%Coal0.52 GW1%Imports5.71 GW16%Nuclear4.10 GW11%36.4GW AVERAGE27%38%16%11%
Price
£136.92/MWh
Day average £136.92
Demand36.4GW
Generation 31.0Transfers 5.4
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables28%
Other32%
Carbon intensityModerate
188g/kWh
0Day average 188300
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Key moments

On Thursday 9 March 2023, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 27%. Demand peaked at 44.2 GW at 12:50. Carbon intensity averaged 188 g/kWh and the price £136.92/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.8 GW at 20:40. Solar generation peaked at 1.5 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (77 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (258 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £105.15/MWh at 04:30 to £180.81/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 45% 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 0.361.0%Wind 9.9427.0%Gas 14.0538.2%Hydro 0.160.4%Biomass 1.935.2%Nuclear 4.1011.2%Coal 0.521.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.4avgGeneration 31.0avgTransfers 5.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.2GW · 12:50
Low 26.4 · 04:25Avg 36.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain85%of demand
Generation 31.0Transfers 5.4 GW
Net imports129GWh
In
132 Out
3
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 1%Wind 32%Solar 1%

Transfers · Thu 9 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 9 March 2023, Great Britain imported 132 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (55 GWh), and the most exports went to France (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 9 Mar
Imported
132GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
129GWh
Average net flow
5.38GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.74GWImporting

In 18.0 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.19GWImporting

In 55.0 GWhOut 2.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.41GWImporting

In 10.0 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.08GWImporting

In 26.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWGenerating

Generated 5.5 GWhPumped 4.9 GWh

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