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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 4 March 2024

On Monday 4 March, demand averaged 34.9 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

34.9GW AVERAGEWind8.62 GW24%Hydro0.55 GW2%Biomass2.86 GW8%Solar1.62 GW5%Gas12.28 GW35%Coal0.63 GW2%Imports5.72 GW16%Nuclear3.13 GW9%34.9GW AVERAGE24%8%35%16%9%
Price
£64.41/MWh
Day average £64.41
Demand34.9GW
Generation 29.7Transfers 5.2
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables30%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
184g/kWh
0Day average 184300
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Key moments

On Monday 4 March 2024, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 42.0 GW at 19:00. Carbon intensity averaged 184 g/kWh and the price £64.41/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.1 GW at 20:45. Solar generation peaked at 6.8 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 22:00 (94 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (255 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £47.25/MWh at 22:30 to £88.12/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 41% 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 1.624.6%Wind 8.6224.3%Gas 12.2834.7%Hydro 0.551.6%Biomass 2.868.1%Nuclear 3.138.8%Coal 0.631.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.9avgGeneration 29.7avgTransfers 5.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.0GW · 19:00
Low 24.9 · 04:10Avg 34.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain85%of demand
Generation 29.7Transfers 5.2 GW
Net imports126GWh
In
133 Out
7
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 11%Hydro 2%Wind 29%Solar 5%

Transfers · Mon 4 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 4 March 2024, Great Britain imported 133 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (53 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 4 Mar
Imported
133GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
126GWh
Average net flow
5.26GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.32GWImporting

In 8.8 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.84GWImporting

In 20.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.17GWImporting

In 53.1 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.10GWImporting

In 6.3 GWhOut 3.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.44GWImporting

In 11.6 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.38GWImporting

In 33.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 4.0 GWhPumped 5.8 GWh

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