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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 13 March 2024

On Wednesday 13 March, demand averaged 33.0 GW. Renewables supplied 51%.

33.0GW AVERAGEWind16.70 GW48%Hydro0.38 GW1%Biomass1.67 GW5%Solar0.71 GW2%Gas6.70 GW19%Coal0.47 GW1%Imports4.49 GW13%Nuclear3.70 GW11%33.0GW AVERAGE48%19%13%11%
Price
£60.97/MWh
Day average £60.97
Demand33.0GW
Generation 30.3Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels19%
Renewables51%
Other28%
Carbon intensityLow
102g/kWh
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Key moments

On Wednesday 13 March 2024, wind supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 19%. Demand peaked at 38.9 GW at 12:25. Carbon intensity averaged 102 g/kWh and the price £60.97/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.8 GW at 09:30. Solar generation peaked at 2.8 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:00 (73 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (160 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £41.71/MWh at 23:30 to £89.89/MWh at 18:30. Wind made 55% 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 0.712.0%Wind 16.7048.0%Gas 6.7019.3%Hydro 0.381.1%Biomass 1.674.8%Nuclear 3.7010.6%Coal 0.471.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.0avgGeneration 30.3avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.9GW · 12:25
Low 23.7 · 04:45Avg 33.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 30.3Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports68GWh
In
102 Out
34
Zero-carbon share71%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 1%Wind 55%Solar 2%

Transfers · Wed 13 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 13 March 2024, Great Britain imported 102 GWh and exported 34 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (55 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (16 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 13 Mar
Imported
102GWh
Exported
34GWh
Net in
68GWh
Average net flow
2.84GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.03GWExporting

In 4.9 GWhOut 5.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.44GWImporting

In 15.2 GWhOut 4.6 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.26GWImporting

In 54.8 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.53GWExporting

In 2.8 GWhOut 15.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.14GWImporting

In 8.6 GWhOut 5.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.56GWImporting

In 15.7 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.22GWPumping

Generated 5.7 GWhPumped 11.0 GWh

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