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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 23 March 2023

On Thursday 23 March, demand averaged 31.2 GW. Renewables supplied 55%.

31.2GW AVERAGEWind15.88 GW49%Hydro0.47 GW1%Biomass1.05 GW3%Solar1.55 GW5%Gas4.59 GW14%Imports4.97 GW15%Nuclear4.15 GW13%31.2GW AVERAGE49%14%15%13%
Price
£80.56/MWh
Day average £80.56
Demand31.2GW
Generation 27.7Transfers 3.5
Fossil fuels14%
Renewables55%
Other31%
Carbon intensityLow
74g/kWh
0Day average 74300
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Key moments

On Thursday 23 March 2023, wind supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 14%. Demand peaked at 37.5 GW at 11:55. Carbon intensity averaged 74 g/kWh and the price £80.56/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.6 GW at 12:20. Solar generation peaked at 6.3 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (49 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (121 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£13.15/MWh at 02:30 to £146.28/MWh at 18:30. The price was below zero for 0.5 hours. Wind made 57% 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 1.554.7%Wind 15.8848.6%Gas 4.5914.0%Hydro 0.471.4%Biomass 1.053.2%Nuclear 4.1512.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.2avgGeneration 27.7avgTransfers 3.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.5GW · 11:55
Low 21.9 · 04:50Avg 31.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 27.7Transfers 3.5 GW
Net imports82GWh
In
107 Out
25
Zero-carbon share80%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 57%Solar 6%

Transfers · Thu 23 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 23 March 2023, Great Britain imported 107 GWh and exported 25 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (64 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 23 Mar
Imported
107GWh
Exported
25GWh
Net in
82GWh
Average net flow
3.42GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.03GWImporting

In 8.6 GWhOut 8.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.66GWImporting

In 63.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.55GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 13.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.56GWImporting

In 15.2 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.72GWImporting

In 19.5 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWGenerating

Generated 12.2 GWhPumped 10.7 GWh

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