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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 19 March 2024

On Tuesday 19 March, demand averaged 31.3 GW. Renewables supplied 37%.

31.3GW AVERAGEWind10.21 GW31%Hydro0.55 GW2%Biomass1.63 GW5%Solar1.39 GW4%Gas9.33 GW28%Coal0.89 GW3%Imports5.45 GW16%Nuclear3.72 GW11%31.3GW AVERAGE31%28%16%11%
Price
£69.75/MWh
Day average £69.75
Demand31.3GW
Generation 27.7Transfers 3.6
Fossil fuels28%
Renewables37%
Other33%
Carbon intensityLow
157g/kWh
0Day average 157300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 19 March 2024, wind supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 28%. Demand peaked at 36.7 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity averaged 157 g/kWh and the price £69.75/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.0 GW at 03:20. Solar generation peaked at 5.5 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (67 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (264 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £37.62/MWh at 02:00 to £123.23/MWh at 18:30. Wind made 37% 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 1.394.2%Wind 10.2130.8%Gas 9.3328.1%Hydro 0.551.7%Biomass 1.634.9%Nuclear 3.7211.2%Coal 0.892.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.3avgGeneration 27.7avgTransfers 3.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.7GW · 10:30
Low 22.8 · 04:50Avg 31.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 27.7Transfers 3.6 GW
Net imports89GWh
In
123 Out
34
Zero-carbon share57%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 2%Wind 37%Solar 5%

Transfers · Tue 19 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 19 March 2024, Great Britain imported 123 GWh and exported 34 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (54 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 19 Mar
Imported
123GWh
Exported
34GWh
Net in
89GWh
Average net flow
3.71GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.36GWImporting

In 14.9 GWhOut 6.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.50GWImporting

In 14.3 GWhOut 2.4 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.25GWImporting

In 54.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.74GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 18.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.19GWImporting

In 12.0 GWhOut 7.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.15GWImporting

In 27.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 7.6 GWhPumped 9.9 GWh

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