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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 12 March 2024

On Tuesday 12 March, demand averaged 34.1 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

34.1GW AVERAGEWind9.38 GW27%Hydro0.41 GW1%Biomass2.23 GW6%Solar0.54 GW2%Gas12.23 GW35%Coal1.15 GW3%Imports5.47 GW16%Nuclear3.54 GW10%34.1GW AVERAGE27%35%16%10%
Price
£67.02/MWh
Day average £67.02
Demand34.1GW
Generation 29.5Transfers 4.6
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables30%
Other32%
Carbon intensityHigh
183g/kWh
0Day average 183300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 12 March 2024, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 27%. Demand peaked at 41.4 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 183 g/kWh and the price £67.02/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.8 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 2.2 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (79 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (239 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £51.26/MWh at 23:30 to £86.62/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 41% 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 0.541.5%Wind 9.3826.8%Gas 12.2335.0%Hydro 0.411.2%Biomass 2.236.4%Nuclear 3.5410.1%Coal 1.153.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.1avgGeneration 29.5avgTransfers 4.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.4GW · 12:05
Low 24.8 · 05:05Avg 34.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 29.5Transfers 4.6 GW
Net imports109GWh
In
127 Out
18
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 1%Wind 32%Solar 2%

Transfers · Tue 12 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 12 March 2024, Great Britain imported 127 GWh and exported 18 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (80 GWh), and the most exports went to Denmark (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 12 Mar
Imported
127GWh
Exported
18GWh
Net in
109GWh
Average net flow
4.53GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.46GWImporting

In 12.1 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.36GWExporting

In 2.3 GWhOut 11.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.33GWImporting

In 79.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.06GWImporting

In 4.2 GWhOut 2.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.22GWImporting

In 8.5 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.83GWImporting

In 20.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWGenerating

Generated 4.1 GWhPumped 3.0 GWh

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