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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 9 March 2024

On Saturday 9 March, demand averaged 31.2 GW. Renewables supplied 57%.

31.2GW AVERAGEWind16.91 GW52%Hydro0.34 GW1%Biomass0.76 GW2%Solar1.25 GW4%Gas3.90 GW12%Coal0.19 GW1%Imports6.06 GW19%Nuclear3.15 GW10%31.2GW AVERAGE52%12%19%10%
Price
£55.87/MWh
Day average £55.87
Demand31.2GW
Generation 26.5Transfers 4.7
Fossil fuels12%
Renewables57%
Other31%
Carbon intensityLow
68g/kWh
0Day average 68300
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Key moments

On Saturday 9 March 2024, wind supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 12%. Demand peaked at 36.7 GW at 18:35. Carbon intensity averaged 68 g/kWh and the price £55.87/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.7 GW at 15:55. Solar generation peaked at 5.4 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (47 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (90 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £23.35/MWh at 08:00 to £78.50/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 64% 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 1.253.8%Wind 16.9151.9%Gas 3.9012.0%Hydro 0.341.0%Biomass 0.762.3%Nuclear 3.159.7%Coal 0.190.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.2avgGeneration 26.5avgTransfers 4.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.7GW · 18:35
Low 23.9 · 04:55Avg 31.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain85%of demand
Generation 26.5Transfers 4.7 GW
Net imports121GWh
In
140 Out
18
Zero-carbon share82%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 1%Wind 64%Solar 5%

Transfers · Sat 9 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 9 March 2024, Great Britain imported 140 GWh and exported 18 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (75 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (16 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 9 Mar
Imported
140GWh
Exported
18GWh
Net in
121GWh
Average net flow
5.05GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.39GWImporting

In 9.9 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.68GWImporting

In 16.8 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.14GWImporting

In 75.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.66GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 15.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.70GWImporting

In 16.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.81GWImporting

In 20.7 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.33GWPumping

Generated 5.8 GWhPumped 13.8 GWh

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