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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 18 March 2024

On Monday 18 March, demand averaged 31.5 GW. Renewables supplied 39%.

31.5GW AVERAGEWind10.47 GW32%Hydro0.49 GW1%Biomass1.62 GW5%Solar1.75 GW5%Gas8.04 GW25%Coal0.49 GW2%Imports5.90 GW18%Nuclear3.70 GW11%31.5GW AVERAGE32%25%18%11%
Price
£66.30/MWh
Day average £66.30
Demand31.5GW
Generation 26.6Transfers 4.9
Fossil fuels25%
Renewables39%
Other35%
Carbon intensityModerate
130g/kWh
0Day average 130300
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Key moments

On Monday 18 March 2024, wind supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 25%. Demand peaked at 37.9 GW at 19:00. Carbon intensity averaged 130 g/kWh and the price £66.30/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.4 GW at 22:15. Solar generation peaked at 6.2 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (78 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (183 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £26.14/MWh at 22:30 to £99.88/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 39% 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 1.755.4%Wind 10.4732.3%Gas 8.0424.8%Hydro 0.491.5%Biomass 1.625.0%Nuclear 3.7011.4%Coal 0.491.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.5avgGeneration 26.6avgTransfers 4.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.9GW · 19:00
Low 21.9 · 04:00Avg 31.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain84%of demand
Generation 26.6Transfers 4.9 GW
Net imports121GWh
In
138 Out
17
Zero-carbon share62%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 39%Solar 7%

Transfers · Mon 18 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 18 March 2024, Great Britain imported 138 GWh and exported 17 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (59 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 18 Mar
Imported
138GWh
Exported
17GWh
Net in
121GWh
Average net flow
5.04GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.50GWImporting

In 14.5 GWhOut 2.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.83GWImporting

In 20.9 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.42GWImporting

In 58.9 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.13GWImporting

In 8.1 GWhOut 4.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.04GWExporting

In 6.7 GWhOut 7.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.19GWImporting

In 28.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 3.9 GWhPumped 6.2 GWh

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