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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 26 March 2023

On Sunday 26 March, demand averaged 28.9 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

28.9GW AVERAGEWind8.30 GW28%Hydro0.52 GW2%Biomass1.88 GW6%Solar1.05 GW4%Gas7.29 GW25%Coal0.02 GW0%Imports6.32 GW21%Nuclear4.30 GW15%28.9GW AVERAGE28%25%21%15%
Price
£125.66/MWh
Day average £125.66
Demand28.9GW
Generation 23.4Transfers 5.5
Fossil fuels25%
Renewables33%
Other42%
Carbon intensityModerate
128g/kWh
0Day average 128300
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Key moments

On Sunday 26 March 2023, wind supplied 28% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 25%. Demand peaked at 35.0 GW at 17:55. Carbon intensity averaged 128 g/kWh and the price £125.66/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.4 GW at 17:35. Solar generation peaked at 3.5 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 08:30 (96 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (160 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £72.67/MWh at 04:30 to £167.10/MWh at 20:00. Wind made 36% 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 1.053.5%Wind 8.3028.0%Gas 7.2924.6%Hydro 0.521.7%Biomass 1.886.3%Nuclear 4.3014.5%Coal 0.020.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.9avgGeneration 23.4avgTransfers 5.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.0GW · 17:55
Low 21.9 · 05:55Avg 28.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain81%of demand
Generation 23.4Transfers 5.5 GW
Net imports126GWh
In
140 Out
14
Zero-carbon share61%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 36%Solar 4%

Transfers · Sun 26 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 26 March 2023, Great Britain imported 140 GWh and exported 14 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (79 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 26 Mar
Imported
140GWh
Exported
14GWh
Net in
126GWh
Average net flow
5.49GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.78GWImporting

In 18.2 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.42GWImporting

In 78.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.51GWExporting

In 0.8 GWhOut 12.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.71GWImporting

In 17.7 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.08GWImporting

In 24.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWGenerating

Generated 5.2 GWhPumped 4.1 GWh

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