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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 13 March 2023

On Monday 13 March, demand averaged 32.8 GW. Renewables supplied 57%.

32.8GW AVERAGEWind18.30 GW53%Hydro0.33 GW1%Biomass1.49 GW4%Solar0.98 GW3%Gas3.77 GW11%Coal0.10 GW0%Imports5.17 GW15%Nuclear4.08 GW12%32.8GW AVERAGE53%11%15%12%
Price
£95.21/MWh
Day average £95.21
Demand32.8GW
Generation 29.1Transfers 3.8
Fossil fuels11%
Renewables57%
Other31%
Carbon intensityLow
63g/kWh
0Day average 63300
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Key moments

On Monday 13 March 2023, wind supplied 53% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 12%. Demand peaked at 39.6 GW at 18:35. Carbon intensity averaged 63 g/kWh and the price £95.21/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 20.3 GW at 09:55. Solar generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 09:30 (46 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (82 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£2.96/MWh at 03:30 to £177.49/MWh at 19:00. The price was below zero for 1 hours. Wind made 63% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 33% across 2023.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.982.9%Wind 18.3053.5%Gas 3.7711.0%Hydro 0.331.0%Biomass 1.494.4%Nuclear 4.0811.9%Coal 0.100.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.8avgGeneration 29.1avgTransfers 3.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.6GW · 18:35
Low 23.0 · 04:35Avg 32.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 29.1Transfers 3.8 GW
Net imports93GWh
In
113 Out
20
Zero-carbon share82%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 63%Solar 3%

Transfers · Mon 13 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 13 March 2023, Great Britain imported 113 GWh and exported 20 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (60 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 13 Mar
Imported
113GWh
Exported
20GWh
Net in
93GWh
Average net flow
3.86GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.59GWImporting

In 15.9 GWhOut 1.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.28GWImporting

In 60.1 GWhOut 5.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.24GWExporting

In 3.3 GWhOut 9.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.66GWImporting

In 16.2 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.58GWImporting

In 17.3 GWhOut 3.4 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 11.4 GWhPumped 13.1 GWh

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