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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 11 March 2024

On Monday 11 March, demand averaged 33.9 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

33.9GW AVERAGEWind6.16 GW18%Hydro0.47 GW1%Biomass1.97 GW6%Solar0.44 GW1%Gas14.20 GW41%Coal1.07 GW3%Imports7.14 GW20%Nuclear3.45 GW10%33.9GW AVERAGE18%41%20%10%
Price
£73.62/MWh
Day average £73.62
Demand33.9GW
Generation 27.8Transfers 6.2
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables20%
Other36%
Carbon intensityHigh
210g/kWh
0Day average 210300
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Key moments

On Monday 11 March 2024, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 18%. Demand peaked at 40.8 GW at 12:25. Carbon intensity averaged 210 g/kWh and the price £73.62/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.9 GW at 00:20. Solar generation peaked at 2.0 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (105 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (261 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £49.12/MWh at 01:30 to £108.32/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 51% 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 0.441.3%Wind 6.1617.7%Gas 14.2040.7%Hydro 0.471.3%Biomass 1.975.6%Nuclear 3.459.9%Coal 1.073.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.9avgGeneration 27.8avgTransfers 6.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.8GW · 12:25
Low 23.6 · 04:05Avg 33.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain82%of demand
Generation 27.8Transfers 6.2 GW
Net imports144GWh
In
163 Out
19
Zero-carbon share38%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 2%Wind 22%Solar 2%

Transfers · Mon 11 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 11 March 2024, Great Britain imported 163 GWh and exported 19 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (80 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 11 Mar
Imported
163GWh
Exported
19GWh
Net in
144GWh
Average net flow
5.98GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.57GWImporting

In 14.0 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.77GWImporting

In 18.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.34GWImporting

In 80.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.74GWExporting

In 0.9 GWhOut 18.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.64GWImporting

In 15.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.20GWGenerating

Generated 8.8 GWhPumped 3.9 GWh

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