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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 16 March 2023

On Thursday 16 March, demand averaged 33.1 GW. Renewables supplied 48%.

33.1GW AVERAGEWind15.26 GW45%Hydro0.33 GW1%Biomass1.54 GW5%Solar0.73 GW2%Gas6.40 GW19%Coal0.32 GW1%Imports5.28 GW16%Nuclear4.07 GW12%33.1GW AVERAGE45%19%16%12%
Price
£112.33/MWh
Day average £112.33
Demand33.1GW
Generation 28.7Transfers 4.4
Fossil fuels19%
Renewables48%
Other32%
Carbon intensityLow
100g/kWh
0Day average 100300
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Key moments

On Thursday 16 March 2023, wind supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 19%. Demand peaked at 39.2 GW at 11:05. Carbon intensity averaged 100 g/kWh and the price £112.33/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.1 GW at 00:20. Solar generation peaked at 3.2 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (58 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (147 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £81.96/MWh at 03:30 to £153.10/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 53% 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 0.732.2%Wind 15.2645.0%Gas 6.4018.9%Hydro 0.331.0%Biomass 1.544.5%Nuclear 4.0712.0%Coal 0.320.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.1avgGeneration 28.7avgTransfers 4.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.2GW · 11:05
Low 24.4 · 04:30Avg 33.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 28.7Transfers 4.4 GW
Net imports110GWh
In
122 Out
11
Zero-carbon share71%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 53%Solar 3%

Transfers · Thu 16 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 16 March 2023, Great Britain imported 122 GWh and exported 11 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (57 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 16 Mar
Imported
122GWh
Exported
11GWh
Net in
110GWh
Average net flow
4.60GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.51GWImporting

In 14.0 GWhOut 1.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.29GWImporting

In 57.4 GWhOut 2.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.15GWExporting

In 3.5 GWhOut 7.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.94GWImporting

In 22.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.00GWImporting

In 24.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWPumping

Generated 4.9 GWhPumped 9.2 GWh

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