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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 10 March 2023

On Friday 10 March, demand averaged 35.5 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

35.5GW AVERAGEWind10.43 GW29%Hydro0.18 GW0%Biomass1.84 GW5%Solar1.30 GW4%Gas12.15 GW33%Coal0.24 GW1%Imports6.25 GW17%Nuclear4.11 GW11%35.5GW AVERAGE29%33%17%11%
Price
£131.98/MWh
Day average £131.98
Demand35.5GW
Generation 30.2Transfers 5.2
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables33%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
159g/kWh
0Day average 159300
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Key moments

On Friday 10 March 2023, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 29%. Demand peaked at 43.8 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 159 g/kWh and the price £131.98/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.7 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 5.5 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (77 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (227 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £95.27/MWh at 00:00 to £188.75/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 40% 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 1.303.6%Wind 10.4328.6%Gas 12.1533.3%Hydro 0.180.5%Biomass 1.845.0%Nuclear 4.1111.2%Coal 0.240.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.5avgGeneration 30.2avgTransfers 5.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.8GW · 12:05
Low 25.4 · 04:30Avg 35.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain85%of demand
Generation 30.2Transfers 5.2 GW
Net imports126GWh
In
143 Out
17
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 34%Solar 4%

Transfers · Fri 10 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 10 March 2023, Great Britain imported 143 GWh and exported 17 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (74 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 10 Mar
Imported
143GWh
Exported
17GWh
Net in
126GWh
Average net flow
5.24GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.70GWImporting

In 16.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.06GWImporting

In 73.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.71GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 17.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.01GWImporting

In 24.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.17GWImporting

In 28.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 7.2 GWhPumped 7.6 GWh

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