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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 14 March 2023

On Tuesday 14 March, demand averaged 34.0 GW. Renewables supplied 40%.

34.0GW AVERAGEWind11.57 GW33%Hydro0.51 GW1%Biomass1.63 GW5%Solar1.85 GW5%Gas9.23 GW26%Coal0.21 GW1%Imports6.05 GW17%Nuclear4.07 GW12%34.0GW AVERAGE33%26%17%12%
Price
£156.14/MWh
Day average £156.14
Demand34.0GW
Generation 29.1Transfers 4.9
Fossil fuels26%
Renewables40%
Other33%
Carbon intensityLow
130g/kWh
0Day average 130300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 14 March 2023, wind supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 26%. Demand peaked at 40.7 GW at 18:40. Carbon intensity averaged 130 g/kWh and the price £156.14/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.2 GW at 02:10. Solar generation peaked at 7.1 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:00 (70 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (216 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £0.00/MWh at 23:30 to £211.63/MWh at 08:30. Wind made 40% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 33% across 2023.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.855.3%Wind 11.5732.9%Gas 9.2326.3%Hydro 0.511.4%Biomass 1.634.6%Nuclear 4.0711.6%Coal 0.210.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.0avgGeneration 29.1avgTransfers 4.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.7GW · 18:40
Low 24.3 · 04:05Avg 34.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 29.1Transfers 4.9 GW
Net imports115GWh
In
136 Out
21
Zero-carbon share62%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 40%Solar 6%

Transfers · Tue 14 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 14 March 2023, Great Britain imported 136 GWh and exported 21 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (82 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 14 Mar
Imported
136GWh
Exported
21GWh
Net in
115GWh
Average net flow
4.79GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.33GWImporting

In 11.3 GWhOut 3.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.40GWImporting

In 81.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.54GWExporting

In 1.7 GWhOut 14.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.58GWImporting

In 16.7 GWhOut 2.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.00GWImporting

In 24.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWGenerating

Generated 9.6 GWhPumped 6.7 GWh

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