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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 3 March 2024

On Sunday 3 March, demand averaged 31.5 GW. Renewables supplied 19%.

31.5GW AVERAGEWind3.80 GW12%Hydro0.60 GW2%Biomass2.92 GW9%Solar1.70 GW5%Gas11.43 GW35%Coal0.37 GW1%Imports8.23 GW25%Nuclear3.77 GW11%31.5GW AVERAGE12%9%35%25%11%
Price
£62.63/MWh
Day average £62.63
Demand31.5GW
Generation 24.6Transfers 6.9
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables19%
Other45%
Carbon intensityModerate
186g/kWh
0Day average 186300
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Key moments

On Sunday 3 March 2024, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 12%. Demand peaked at 38.3 GW at 18:40. Carbon intensity averaged 186 g/kWh and the price £62.63/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.3 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 6.6 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (144 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (246 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £51.66/MWh at 13:00 to £75.43/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 46% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 31% across 2024.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.705.2%Wind 3.8011.6%Gas 11.4334.8%Hydro 0.601.8%Biomass 2.928.9%Nuclear 3.7711.5%Coal 0.371.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.5avgGeneration 24.6avgTransfers 6.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.3GW · 18:40
Low 24.5 · 04:40Avg 31.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain78%of demand
Generation 24.6Transfers 6.9 GW
Net imports169GWh
In
191 Out
22
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 15%Solar 7%

Transfers · Sun 3 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 3 March 2024, Great Britain imported 191 GWh and exported 22 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (93 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 3 Mar
Imported
191GWh
Exported
22GWh
Net in
169GWh
Average net flow
7.05GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.81GWImporting

In 19.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.87GWImporting

In 92.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.93GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 6.1 GWhPumped 9.6 GWh

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