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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 24 March 2023

On Friday 24 March, demand averaged 30.7 GW. Renewables supplied 57%.

30.7GW AVERAGEWind15.49 GW49%Hydro0.42 GW1%Biomass1.18 GW4%Solar1.99 GW6%Gas2.76 GW9%Imports5.35 GW17%Nuclear4.29 GW14%30.7GW AVERAGE49%9%17%14%
Price
£52.48/MWh
Day average £52.48
Demand30.7GW
Generation 26.1Transfers 4.5
Fossil fuels9%
Renewables57%
Other34%
Carbon intensityLow
62g/kWh
0Day average 62300
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Key moments

On Friday 24 March 2023, wind supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 14%. Demand peaked at 36.5 GW at 10:35. Carbon intensity averaged 62 g/kWh and the price £52.48/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.4 GW at 09:30. Solar generation peaked at 6.9 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:30 (42 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (83 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£17.92/MWh at 23:30 to £128.35/MWh at 18:30. The price was below zero for 1 hours. Wind made 59% 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 1.996.3%Wind 15.4949.2%Gas 2.768.8%Hydro 0.421.3%Biomass 1.183.8%Nuclear 4.2913.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.7avgGeneration 26.1avgTransfers 4.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.5GW · 10:35
Low 22.3 · 04:55Avg 30.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain85%of demand
Generation 26.1Transfers 4.5 GW
Net imports114GWh
In
120 Out
6
Zero-carbon share85%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 59%Solar 8%

Transfers · Fri 24 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 24 March 2023, Great Britain imported 120 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (63 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 24 Mar
Imported
120GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
114GWh
Average net flow
4.75GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.60GWImporting

In 14.7 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.59GWImporting

In 62.6 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.15GWExporting

In 0.9 GWhOut 4.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.82GWImporting

In 20.4 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.6 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.21GWPumping

Generated 8.2 GWhPumped 13.4 GWh

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