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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 6 March 2024

On Wednesday 6 March, demand averaged 34.4 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

34.4GW AVERAGEWind6.40 GW18%Hydro0.47 GW1%Biomass2.83 GW8%Solar1.66 GW5%Gas15.03 GW43%Coal1.21 GW3%Imports4.16 GW12%Nuclear3.13 GW9%34.4GW AVERAGE18%8%43%12%9%
Price
£70.24/MWh
Day average £70.24
Demand34.4GW
Generation 30.7Transfers 3.7
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables24%
Other29%
Carbon intensityHigh
223g/kWh
0Day average 223300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 6 March 2024, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 18%. Demand peaked at 41.3 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity averaged 223 g/kWh and the price £70.24/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.5 GW at 21:40. Solar generation peaked at 6.6 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (171 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (262 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £55.52/MWh at 12:30 to £98.34/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 49% 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 1.664.8%Wind 6.4018.3%Gas 15.0343.1%Hydro 0.471.3%Biomass 2.838.1%Nuclear 3.139.0%Coal 1.213.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.4avgGeneration 30.7avgTransfers 3.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.3GW · 10:30
Low 25.2 · 04:40Avg 34.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 30.7Transfers 3.7 GW
Net imports90GWh
In
95 Out
6
Zero-carbon share38%of generation
Nuclear 10%Hydro 2%Wind 21%Solar 5%

Transfers · Wed 6 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 6 March 2024, Great Britain imported 95 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh), and the most exports went to Denmark (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 6 Mar
Imported
95GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
90GWh
Average net flow
3.73GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.24GWImporting

In 7.1 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.17GWImporting

In 6.0 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.72GWImporting

In 41.7 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.17GWImporting

In 4.9 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.37GWImporting

In 10.5 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.05GWImporting

In 25.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 4.4 GWhPumped 5.9 GWh

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