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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 5 March 2024

On Tuesday 5 March, demand averaged 34.5 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

34.5GW AVERAGEWind7.29 GW21%Hydro0.44 GW1%Biomass2.76 GW8%Solar1.30 GW4%Gas13.45 GW38%Coal0.88 GW2%Imports6.22 GW18%Nuclear3.13 GW9%34.5GW AVERAGE21%8%38%18%9%
Price
£66.59/MWh
Day average £66.59
Demand34.5GW
Generation 29.3Transfers 5.2
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables25%
Other34%
Carbon intensityHigh
203g/kWh
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Key moments

On Tuesday 5 March 2024, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 21%. Demand peaked at 41.2 GW at 11:05. Carbon intensity averaged 203 g/kWh and the price £66.59/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.8 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 5.3 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (131 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (259 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £49.66/MWh at 02:00 to £95.23/MWh at 18:30. 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 1.303.7%Wind 7.2920.6%Gas 13.4537.9%Hydro 0.441.2%Biomass 2.767.8%Nuclear 3.138.8%Coal 0.882.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.5avgGeneration 29.3avgTransfers 5.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.2GW · 11:05
Low 25.2 · 04:05Avg 34.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain85%of demand
Generation 29.3Transfers 5.2 GW
Net imports127GWh
In
143 Out
16
Zero-carbon share42%of generation
Nuclear 11%Hydro 2%Wind 25%Solar 4%

Transfers · Tue 5 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 5 March 2024, Great Britain imported 143 GWh and exported 16 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (53 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 5 Mar
Imported
143GWh
Exported
16GWh
Net in
127GWh
Average net flow
5.30GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.12GWImporting

In 5.6 GWhOut 2.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.33GWImporting

In 31.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.17GWImporting

In 52.7 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.15GWExporting

In 7.2 GWhOut 10.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.43GWImporting

In 12.1 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 6.1 GWhPumped 7.9 GWh

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