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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 1 March 2024

On Friday 1 March, demand averaged 34.7 GW. Renewables supplied 34%.

34.7GW AVERAGEWind10.24 GW29%Hydro0.70 GW2%Biomass2.74 GW8%Solar1.11 GW3%Gas9.36 GW26%Coal0.27 GW1%Imports7.38 GW21%Nuclear3.78 GW11%34.7GW AVERAGE29%8%26%21%11%
Price
£70.02/MWh
Day average £70.02
Demand34.7GW
Generation 28.2Transfers 6.5
Fossil fuels26%
Renewables34%
Other39%
Carbon intensityModerate
142g/kWh
0Day average 142300
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Key moments

On Friday 1 March 2024, wind supplied 29% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 26%. Demand peaked at 42.4 GW at 11:50. Carbon intensity averaged 142 g/kWh and the price £70.02/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.7 GW at 11:35. Solar generation peaked at 5.1 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (109 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (174 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £53.79/MWh at 04:30 to £97.54/MWh at 19:00. Wind made 36% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 35% across 2024.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.113.1%Wind 10.2428.8%Gas 9.3626.3%Hydro 0.702.0%Biomass 2.747.7%Nuclear 3.7810.6%Coal 0.270.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.7avgGeneration 28.2avgTransfers 6.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.4GW · 11:50
Low 25.4 · 05:00Avg 34.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain81%of demand
Generation 28.2Transfers 6.5 GW
Net imports151GWh
In
168 Out
17
Zero-carbon share56%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 2%Wind 36%Solar 4%

Transfers · Fri 1 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 1 March 2024, Great Britain imported 168 GWh and exported 17 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (74 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 1 Mar
Imported
168GWh
Exported
17GWh
Net in
151GWh
Average net flow
6.31GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.7 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.96GWImporting

In 23.8 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.10GWImporting

In 74.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.50GWExporting

In 0.8 GWhOut 12.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.55GWImporting

In 15.9 GWhOut 2.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.20GWGenerating

Generated 8.9 GWhPumped 4.2 GWh

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