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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 7 March 2024

On Thursday 7 March, demand averaged 34.6 GW. Renewables supplied 38%.

34.6GW AVERAGEWind11.84 GW34%Hydro0.46 GW1%Biomass2.19 GW6%Solar1.07 GW3%Gas9.02 GW26%Coal0.97 GW3%Imports6.41 GW18%Nuclear3.13 GW9%34.6GW AVERAGE34%26%18%9%
Price
£67.90/MWh
Day average £67.90
Demand34.6GW
Generation 28.7Transfers 5.9
Fossil fuels26%
Renewables38%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
145g/kWh
0Day average 145300
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Key moments

On Thursday 7 March 2024, wind supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 26%. Demand peaked at 41.7 GW at 18:25. Carbon intensity averaged 145 g/kWh and the price £67.90/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.7 GW at 20:55. Solar generation peaked at 4.2 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (65 g/kWh) and highest at 05:00 (205 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £49.83/MWh at 22:30 to £90.10/MWh at 06:30. Wind made 41% 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 1.073.1%Wind 11.8433.7%Gas 9.0225.7%Hydro 0.461.3%Biomass 2.196.2%Nuclear 3.138.9%Coal 0.972.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.6avgGeneration 28.7avgTransfers 5.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.7GW · 18:25
Low 24.8 · 05:00Avg 34.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain83%of demand
Generation 28.7Transfers 5.9 GW
Net imports142GWh
In
149 Out
8
Zero-carbon share58%of generation
Nuclear 11%Hydro 2%Wind 41%Solar 4%

Transfers · Thu 7 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 7 March 2024, Great Britain imported 149 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (77 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 7 Mar
Imported
149GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
142GWh
Average net flow
5.90GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.61GWImporting

In 14.8 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.37GWImporting

In 10.2 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.22GWImporting

In 77.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.03GWExporting

In 4.1 GWhOut 4.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.46GWImporting

In 12.7 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.27GWImporting

In 30.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWGenerating

Generated 4.5 GWhPumped 3.7 GWh

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