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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 19 March 2023

On Sunday 19 March, demand averaged 28.0 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

28.0GW AVERAGEWind5.67 GW20%Hydro0.42 GW1%Biomass1.21 GW4%Solar1.56 GW5%Gas9.86 GW34%Imports5.95 GW21%Nuclear3.98 GW14%28.0GW AVERAGE20%34%21%14%
Price
£122.31/MWh
Day average £122.31
Demand28.0GW
Generation 22.7Transfers 5.3
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables27%
Other39%
Carbon intensityModerate
160g/kWh
0Day average 160300
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Key moments

On Sunday 19 March 2023, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 34.6 GW at 19:00. Carbon intensity averaged 160 g/kWh and the price £122.31/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.8 GW at 03:05. Solar generation peaked at 5.1 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:30 (78 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (226 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £85.65/MWh at 07:00 to £174.42/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 43% 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 1.565.4%Wind 5.6719.8%Gas 9.8634.4%Hydro 0.421.5%Biomass 1.214.2%Nuclear 3.9813.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.0avgGeneration 22.7avgTransfers 5.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.6GW · 19:00
Low 21.2 · 05:05Avg 28.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain81%of demand
Generation 22.7Transfers 5.3 GW
Net imports129GWh
In
136 Out
7
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 25%Solar 7%

Transfers · Sun 19 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 19 March 2023, Great Britain imported 136 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (65 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 19 Mar
Imported
136GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
129GWh
Average net flow
5.36GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.79GWImporting

In 19.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.70GWImporting

In 64.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.04GWExporting

In 6.0 GWhOut 7.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.81GWImporting

In 19.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.10GWImporting

In 26.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 7.1 GWhPumped 7.5 GWh

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