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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 17 March 2024

On Sunday 17 March, demand averaged 28.7 GW. Renewables supplied 39%.

28.7GW AVERAGEWind9.92 GW33%Hydro0.58 GW2%Biomass1.43 GW5%Solar1.16 GW4%Gas5.25 GW18%Coal0.20 GW1%Imports7.71 GW26%Nuclear3.70 GW12%28.7GW AVERAGE33%18%26%12%
Price
£65.15/MWh
Day average £65.15
Demand28.7GW
Generation 22.2Transfers 6.4
Fossil fuels18%
Renewables39%
Other43%
Carbon intensityLow
96g/kWh
0Day average 96300
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Key moments

On Sunday 17 March 2024, wind supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 18%. Demand peaked at 34.7 GW at 18:40. Carbon intensity averaged 96 g/kWh and the price £65.15/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.8 GW at 00:10. Solar generation peaked at 5.1 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:30 (65 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (145 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £41.54/MWh at 03:30 to £89.49/MWh at 10:30. Wind made 45% 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 1.163.9%Wind 9.9233.1%Gas 5.2517.5%Hydro 0.582.0%Biomass 1.434.8%Nuclear 3.7012.4%Coal 0.200.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.7avgGeneration 22.2avgTransfers 6.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.7GW · 18:40
Low 21.6 · 05:30Avg 28.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain78%of demand
Generation 22.2Transfers 6.4 GW
Net imports155GWh
In
178 Out
23
Zero-carbon share69%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 3%Wind 45%Solar 5%

Transfers · Sun 17 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 17 March 2024, Great Britain imported 178 GWh and exported 23 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (94 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 17 Mar
Imported
178GWh
Exported
23GWh
Net in
155GWh
Average net flow
6.45GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.64GWImporting

In 16.3 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.91GWImporting

In 93.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.86GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 20.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.59GWImporting

In 15.4 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.28GWImporting

In 30.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 7.5 GWhPumped 8.5 GWh

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