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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 10 March 2024

On Sunday 10 March, demand averaged 30.8 GW. Renewables supplied 46%.

30.8GW AVERAGEWind14.07 GW44%Hydro0.34 GW1%Biomass1.25 GW4%Solar0.46 GW1%Gas5.40 GW17%Coal0.37 GW1%Imports6.90 GW21%Nuclear3.45 GW11%30.8GW AVERAGE44%17%21%11%
Price
£61.26/MWh
Day average £61.26
Demand30.8GW
Generation 25.3Transfers 5.4
Fossil fuels17%
Renewables46%
Other36%
Carbon intensityLow
101g/kWh
0Day average 101300
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Key moments

On Sunday 10 March 2024, wind supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 17%. Demand peaked at 37.5 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 101 g/kWh and the price £61.26/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.6 GW at 09:05. Solar generation peaked at 2.0 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 08:30 (72 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (138 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £29.62/MWh at 04:30 to £81.16/MWh at 10:00. Wind made 56% 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 0.461.4%Wind 14.0743.7%Gas 5.4016.7%Hydro 0.341.0%Biomass 1.253.9%Nuclear 3.4510.7%Coal 0.371.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.8avgGeneration 25.3avgTransfers 5.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.5GW · 17:20
Low 23.1 · 05:25Avg 30.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain82%of demand
Generation 25.3Transfers 5.4 GW
Net imports138GWh
In
162 Out
24
Zero-carbon share72%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 56%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sun 10 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 10 March 2024, Great Britain imported 162 GWh and exported 24 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (82 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 10 Mar
Imported
162GWh
Exported
24GWh
Net in
138GWh
Average net flow
5.75GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.51GWImporting

In 12.4 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.96GWImporting

In 23.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.41GWImporting

In 81.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.94GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.85GWImporting

In 22.0 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.32GWPumping

Generated 3.4 GWhPumped 11.0 GWh

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