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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 16 March 2024

On Saturday 16 March, demand averaged 29.7 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

29.7GW AVERAGEWind7.35 GW24%Hydro0.51 GW2%Biomass1.55 GW5%Solar1.46 GW5%Gas7.52 GW25%Coal0.19 GW1%Imports7.94 GW26%Nuclear3.70 GW12%29.7GW AVERAGE24%25%26%12%
Price
£65.83/MWh
Day average £65.83
Demand29.7GW
Generation 22.3Transfers 7.4
Fossil fuels25%
Renewables31%
Other44%
Carbon intensityModerate
130g/kWh
0Day average 130300
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Key moments

On Saturday 16 March 2024, gas supplied 25% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 35.9 GW at 19:00. Carbon intensity averaged 130 g/kWh and the price £65.83/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.3 GW at 22:25. Solar generation peaked at 6.2 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 22:00 (62 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (184 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £49.96/MWh at 21:30 to £78.21/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 34% 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 1.464.8%Wind 7.3524.3%Gas 7.5224.9%Hydro 0.511.7%Biomass 1.555.1%Nuclear 3.7012.2%Coal 0.190.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.7avgGeneration 22.3avgTransfers 7.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.9GW · 19:00
Low 22.9 · 04:50Avg 29.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain75%of demand
Generation 22.3Transfers 7.4 GW
Net imports177GWh
In
187 Out
10
Zero-carbon share58%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 33%Solar 7%

Transfers · Sat 16 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 16 March 2024, Great Britain imported 187 GWh and exported 10 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (92 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 16 Mar
Imported
187GWh
Exported
10GWh
Net in
177GWh
Average net flow
7.36GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.65GWImporting

In 15.8 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.29GWImporting

In 31.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.83GWImporting

In 91.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.20GWExporting

In 2.9 GWhOut 7.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.41GWImporting

In 11.7 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.38GWImporting

In 33.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWGenerating

Generated 4.1 GWhPumped 2.3 GWh

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