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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 14 March 2024

On Thursday 14 March, demand averaged 32.5 GW. Renewables supplied 42%.

32.5GW AVERAGEWind12.69 GW38%Hydro0.51 GW2%Biomass1.40 GW4%Solar0.90 GW3%Gas6.60 GW20%Coal0.28 GW1%Imports7.66 GW23%Nuclear3.70 GW11%32.5GW AVERAGE38%20%23%11%
Price
£65.52/MWh
Day average £65.52
Demand32.5GW
Generation 26.1Transfers 6.4
Fossil fuels20%
Renewables42%
Other38%
Carbon intensityLow
101g/kWh
0Day average 101300
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Key moments

On Thursday 14 March 2024, wind supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 20%. Demand peaked at 38.6 GW at 19:05. Carbon intensity averaged 101 g/kWh and the price £65.52/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.5 GW at 21:15. Solar generation peaked at 3.6 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (53 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (139 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £40.31/MWh at 22:30 to £87.57/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 49% 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 0.902.7%Wind 12.6937.6%Gas 6.6019.6%Hydro 0.511.5%Biomass 1.404.1%Nuclear 3.7011.0%Coal 0.280.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.5avgGeneration 26.1avgTransfers 6.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.6GW · 19:05
Low 24.1 · 05:00Avg 32.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain80%of demand
Generation 26.1Transfers 6.4 GW
Net imports158GWh
In
177 Out
19
Zero-carbon share68%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 49%Solar 3%

Transfers · Thu 14 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 14 March 2024, Great Britain imported 177 GWh and exported 19 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (80 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 14 Mar
Imported
177GWh
Exported
19GWh
Net in
158GWh
Average net flow
6.58GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.74GWImporting

In 17.8 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.31GWImporting

In 31.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.34GWImporting

In 80.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.69GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 16.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.53GWImporting

In 14.8 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.36GWImporting

In 32.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWPumping

Generated 7.2 GWhPumped 10.4 GWh

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