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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 15 March 2024

On Friday 15 March, demand averaged 31.5 GW. Renewables supplied 47%.

31.5GW AVERAGEWind13.61 GW41%Hydro0.47 GW1%Biomass1.17 GW4%Solar1.36 GW4%Gas4.39 GW13%Coal0.21 GW1%Imports8.01 GW24%Nuclear3.70 GW11%31.5GW AVERAGE41%13%24%11%
Price
£47.47/MWh
Day average £47.47
Demand31.5GW
Generation 24.9Transfers 6.6
Fossil fuels13%
Renewables47%
Other39%
Carbon intensityLow
79g/kWh
0Day average 79300
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Key moments

On Friday 15 March 2024, wind supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 13%. Demand peaked at 37.1 GW at 18:25. Carbon intensity averaged 79 g/kWh and the price £47.47/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.5 GW at 14:55. Solar generation peaked at 4.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:00 (45 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (134 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £24.94/MWh at 04:30 to £77.44/MWh at 19:00. 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 1.364.1%Wind 13.6141.4%Gas 4.3913.3%Hydro 0.471.4%Biomass 1.173.5%Nuclear 3.7011.2%Coal 0.210.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.5avgGeneration 24.9avgTransfers 6.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.1GW · 18:25
Low 23.0 · 04:35Avg 31.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain79%of demand
Generation 24.9Transfers 6.6 GW
Net imports166GWh
In
187 Out
21
Zero-carbon share77%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 55%Solar 5%

Transfers · Fri 15 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 15 March 2024, Great Britain imported 187 GWh and exported 21 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (94 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 15 Mar
Imported
187GWh
Exported
21GWh
Net in
166GWh
Average net flow
6.90GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.5 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.90GWImporting

In 93.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.87GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 20.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.81GWImporting

In 19.8 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.23GWImporting

In 29.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.27GWPumping

Generated 5.1 GWhPumped 11.6 GWh

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