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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 2 March 2024

On Saturday 2 March, demand averaged 32.3 GW. Renewables supplied 32%.

32.3GW AVERAGEWind8.90 GW27%Hydro0.64 GW2%Biomass2.50 GW8%Solar0.96 GW3%Gas8.35 GW25%Coal0.27 GW1%Imports7.61 GW23%Nuclear3.78 GW11%32.3GW AVERAGE27%8%25%23%11%
Price
£63.24/MWh
Day average £63.24
Demand32.3GW
Generation 25.4Transfers 6.9
Fossil fuels25%
Renewables32%
Other42%
Carbon intensityModerate
143g/kWh
0Day average 143300
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Key moments

On Saturday 2 March 2024, wind supplied 27% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 25%. Demand peaked at 39.2 GW at 18:15. Carbon intensity averaged 143 g/kWh and the price £63.24/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.9 GW at 14:10. Solar generation peaked at 3.9 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (120 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (166 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £53.97/MWh at 07:00 to £74.74/MWh at 11:30. Wind made 35% 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 0.962.9%Wind 8.9027.0%Gas 8.3525.3%Hydro 0.641.9%Biomass 2.507.6%Nuclear 3.7811.5%Coal 0.270.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.3avgGeneration 25.4avgTransfers 6.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.2GW · 18:15
Low 25.0 · 04:55Avg 32.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain79%of demand
Generation 25.4Transfers 6.9 GW
Net imports170GWh
In
180 Out
10
Zero-carbon share56%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 3%Wind 35%Solar 4%

Transfers · Sat 2 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 2 March 2024, Great Britain imported 180 GWh and exported 10 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (80 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 2 Mar
Imported
180GWh
Exported
10GWh
Net in
170GWh
Average net flow
7.08GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.35GWImporting

In 80.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.41GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 9.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.94GWImporting

In 22.7 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWPumping

Generated 2.9 GWhPumped 7.1 GWh

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