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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 27 March 2023

On Monday 27 March, demand averaged 32.1 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

32.1GW AVERAGEWind4.98 GW15%Hydro0.46 GW1%Biomass1.81 GW6%Solar2.41 GW7%Gas13.06 GW40%Coal0.17 GW1%Imports5.59 GW17%Nuclear4.30 GW13%32.1GW AVERAGE15%7%40%17%13%
Price
£118.19/MWh
Day average £118.19
Demand32.1GW
Generation 27.2Transfers 4.9
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables24%
Other36%
Carbon intensityModerate
188g/kWh
0Day average 188300
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Key moments

On Monday 27 March 2023, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 15%. Demand peaked at 39.3 GW at 10:00. Carbon intensity averaged 188 g/kWh and the price £118.19/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.0 GW at 04:15. Solar generation peaked at 7.5 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (125 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (244 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £80.49/MWh at 16:00 to £179.09/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 48% 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 2.417.3%Wind 4.9815.2%Gas 13.0639.8%Hydro 0.461.4%Biomass 1.815.5%Nuclear 4.3013.1%Coal 0.170.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.1avgGeneration 27.2avgTransfers 4.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.3GW · 10:00
Low 23.1 · 04:00Avg 32.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain85%of demand
Generation 27.2Transfers 4.9 GW
Net imports116GWh
In
125 Out
9
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 18%Solar 9%

Transfers · Mon 27 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 27 March 2023, Great Britain imported 125 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (53 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 27 Mar
Imported
125GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
116GWh
Average net flow
4.85GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.74GWImporting

In 17.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.20GWImporting

In 53.4 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.13GWExporting

In 5.0 GWhOut 8.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.10GWImporting

In 26.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWGenerating

Generated 9.0 GWhPumped 8.4 GWh

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